How to become a bank and post office clerk
Official title: Bank and post office clerks
Also called: Bank clerk, Admin clerk, Chief clerk, Post master, Bank teller, Bank adviser, Bank cashier, Bank officer, Cashier-clerk, Banking clerk, Counter clerk, Bank employee
Bank and post office clerks deal with the payment and receipt of money, cheques and other routine financial transactions and open and close accounts. They advise upon financial products and services offered by banks, building societies and post offices.
Main tasks
- Deals with enquiries from customers, other banks and other authorised enquirers
- Maintains records of transactions and compiles information
- Advises customers on financial services and products available
- Manages the operations of a sub-post office
- Receives and pays out cash, cheques, money orders, credit notes, foreign currency or travellers cheques
- Provides postal services, pays state pensions, unemployment and other state benefits to claimants, supplies official forms and documentation to the public, and performs other tasks specific to the activities of a post office
How to become one
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades or an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ level III. On-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.
Pay · Outlook
- Median full-time pay: £30,265 a year The middle half earn £26,640 to £35,718.
- About 96,700 people work in this job now, and about 91,800 are projected by 2035. (-5%)
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Questions people ask
How do I become a bank and post office clerk?
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades or an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ level III. On-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.
How much does a bank and post office clerk earn in the UK?
Median full-time pay is £30,265 a year (Office for National Statistics). The middle half earn £26,640 to £35,718.
Is a bank and post office clerk a growing career in the UK?
Employment is projected to fall 5% by 2035, from about 96,700 to about 91,800 people (Department for Education).
Do you need a degree to become a bank and post office clerk?
Not always. 30% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Sources
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Population Survey: employment by occupation (April 2025 to March 2026), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions (2026-08-27 edition), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Department for Education: Skills Imperative 2035: employment projections by occupation (2021 to 2035 (Warwick IER / Cambridge Econometrics)), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (2025 provisional), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03