Mid-Level

Vault Worker

Working inside a vault — at a bank, armored car depot, casino, or other secure facility — you handle the secure receipt, storage, counting, and dispatch of cash, coin, or valuable items. The work tends to combine physical handling with strict security protocols and steady documentation discipline.

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Work Personality
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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
Realistichands-on, practical
Based on Holland Code framework
Job markets for Vault Workers
Employment concentration · ~392 areas
Based on employment in related occupations
Mapped SOC categories:
BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
What it's like

What it's like to be a Vault Worker

Your shift tends to revolve around the secure flow of cash or valuables through the vault — verifying incoming bags or shipments, counting and validating contents, organizing into the vault, preparing outbound shipments, and signing off on each step with the documentation security demands. You'll often work with vault supervisors, armored car drivers, branch staff, or casino cage operations depending on the setting. Progress shows up in count accuracy, security protocol compliance, and the absence of variances or incidents.

The harder part is often the relentless discipline that security work requires — every transaction documented, every protocol followed, every difference investigated. Variance across employers is real: a bank vault may have steady, structured work in a controlled environment; an armored car depot or casino vault runs higher transaction volume with sharper time pressure and more varied security situations.

People who tend to thrive here are methodical, discreet, and unbothered by repetitive protocol-driven work. The role rewards quiet accuracy and serious commitment to security routines, and many vault workers grow into vault supervisor, security operations, or cash management paths over time.

RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportModerate
IndependenceLower
Working ConditionsLower
AchievementLower
RecognitionLower
O*NET Work Values survey
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Vault Workers (SOC 43-5071.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$33K–$60K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
858K
U.S. Employment
-7.7%
10yr Growth
69K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningMonitoringTime ManagementCritical ThinkingCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingSocial Perceptiveness
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
43-5071.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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