Account adjuster vs senior account specialist

The differences between account adjusters and senior account specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an account adjuster and a senior account specialist. Additionally, a senior account specialist has an average salary of $68,185, which is higher than the $40,969 average annual salary of an account adjuster.

The top three skills for an account adjuster include customer service, patient accounts and delinquent accounts. The most important skills for a senior account specialist are patients, healthcare, and account management.

Account adjuster vs senior account specialist overview

	Account Adjuster	Senior Account Specialist
Yearly salary	$40,969	$68,185
Hourly rate	$19.70	$32.78
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	61,766	103,476
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

Account adjuster vs senior account specialist salary

Account adjusters and senior account specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Account Adjuster	Senior Account Specialist
Average salary	$40,969	$68,185
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $68,000	Between $46,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	AbbVie
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between account adjuster and senior account specialist education

There are a few differences between an account adjuster and a senior account specialist in terms of educational background:

	Account Adjuster	Senior Account Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Account adjuster vs senior account specialist demographics

Here are the differences between account adjusters' and senior account specialists' demographics:

	Account Adjuster	Senior Account Specialist
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 38.9% Female, 61.1%	Male, 37.4% Female, 62.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 4.1% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 14.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 3.6% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between account adjuster and senior account specialist duties and responsibilities

Account adjuster example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain an internal database system to generate reports and produce accurate account information for patients and insurance companies.
Provide assistance regards to trouble shooting, account status, miss invoice and account reconciliation.
Resolve all invoice and sales order processing issues that relate in amounts due to/from all customers.
Determine presumptive Medicare and/or Medicaid eligibility.
Used ACCURINT software to maintain and update files.
Search Lexus/Nexus Accurint database to locate customer.

Senior account specialist example responsibilities.

Manage accounts while providing excellent customer service, help build financial relationships, redirecting calls in upselling credit per customer needs
Educate and understand Medicare policies and guidelines for qualifying perspective patients.
Create team PowerPoint presentations for team meetings.
Provide customers with HIPPA forms and rules and regulations.
Submit primary and secondary Pennsylvania and Ohio Medicaid claims online thru PROMIS.
Know all laws including hippa call recording disclosures, credit card laws etc.

Account adjuster vs senior account specialist skills

Common account adjuster skills

Customer Service, 16%
Patient Accounts, 13%
Delinquent Accounts, 9%
Payment Arrangements, 8%
Inbound Calls, 6%
Credit Reports, 6%

Common senior account specialist skills

Patients, 20%
Healthcare, 13%
Account Management, 9%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Customer Accounts, 4%
Problem Resolution, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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