Account officer vs customer account executive

The differences between account officers and customer account executives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become an account officer, becoming a customer account executive takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a customer account executive has an average salary of $61,741, which is higher than the $55,021 average annual salary of an account officer.

The top three skills for an account officer include payroll, KYC and external auditors. The most important skills for a customer account executive are quality customer service, customer accounts, and inbound calls.

Account officer vs customer account executive overview

	Account Officer	Customer Account Executive
Yearly salary	$55,021	$61,741
Hourly rate	$26.45	$29.68
Growth rate	17%	-4%
Number of jobs	135,559	277,757
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	46	40
Years of experience	8	12

Account officer vs customer account executive salary

Account officers and customer account executives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Account Officer	Customer Account Executive
Average salary	$55,021	$61,741
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $80,000	Between $26,000 And $143,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New York	Alaska
Best paying company	Citi	Okta
Best paying industry	Energy	Telecommunication

Differences between account officer and customer account executive education

There are a few differences between an account officer and a customer account executive in terms of educational background:

	Account Officer	Customer Account Executive
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Account officer vs customer account executive demographics

Here are the differences between account officers' and customer account executives' demographics:

	Account Officer	Customer Account Executive
Average age	46	40
Gender ratio	Male, 56.6% Female, 43.4%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 10.0% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 14.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	7%

Differences between account officer and customer account executive duties and responsibilities

Account officer example responsibilities.

Develop RFP responses and consistently demonstrate flawless execution to achieve continual growth in each account.
Perform payroll function such as maintaining timekeeping information, processing and submitting payroll.
Maintain staff payroll and ensure early remittance of statutory deductions to the relevant authorities.
Secure a promotion within one year by assuming journal entry and basic reconciliations responsibilities in addition to already performing AP functions.
Perform charge corrections on specific accounts requiring ICD-9 coding changes.
Review patient's explanation of benefits (EOB) to determine the specific financial obligation.

Customer account executive example responsibilities.

Manage produce cleanliness and preparation.
Show compassion and sympathy with problems.
Assist customers with making transactions and bundling services.
Work with various programs on a windows base system.
Secure long- lasting relationships with Comcast and its clients.
Monitor outages and maintenance windows by tracking nodes and affect accounts.

Account officer vs customer account executive skills

Common account officer skills

Payroll, 8%
KYC, 7%
External Auditors, 7%
General Ledger Accounts, 7%
Loan Applications, 6%
Real Estate, 6%

Common customer account executive skills

Quality Customer Service, 14%
Customer Accounts, 10%
Inbound Calls, 9%
Technical Support, 7%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Customer Inquiries, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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