Adjustment examiner vs claims director

The differences between adjustment examiners and claims directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become an adjustment examiner, becoming a claims director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a claims director has an average salary of $118,250, which is higher than the $45,381 average annual salary of an adjustment examiner.

The top three skills for an adjustment examiner include customer service, medical terminology and medical claims. The most important skills for a claims director are customer service, litigation, and oversight.

Adjustment examiner vs claims director overview

	Adjustment Examiner	Claims Director
Yearly salary	$45,381	$118,250
Hourly rate	$21.82	$56.85
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	2,114	13,299
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	46	44
Years of experience	12	6

Adjustment examiner vs claims director salary

Adjustment examiners and claims directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adjustment Examiner	Claims Director
Average salary	$45,381	$118,250
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $66,000	Between $73,000 And $190,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between adjustment examiner and claims director education

There are a few differences between an adjustment examiner and a claims director in terms of educational background:

	Adjustment Examiner	Claims Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Boston University	Stanford University

Adjustment examiner vs claims director demographics

Here are the differences between adjustment examiners' and claims directors' demographics:

	Adjustment Examiner	Claims Director
Average age	46	44
Gender ratio	Male, 46.1% Female, 53.9%	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 8.4% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between adjustment examiner and claims director duties and responsibilities

Adjustment examiner example responsibilities.

Manage Kemper's internal loss control and claims for all Kemper employees and offices.
Blood collection by venipuncture and capillary technique ensure all specimens are collect accurately, on time and according to establish procedures.
Coordinate vendor referrals for additional investigation and/or litigation management

Claims director example responsibilities.

Create project team that comply with new Medicare reporting requirements achieving successful reporting to CMS.
Maintain relationships with attorneys and manage litigation strategy; ensure strong relationships with insureds, brokers and third party administrators.
Redesign processes and procedures for managing litigation through the implementation of an aggressive process for managing discovery and case typing.
General knowledge of CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS, DRG and Medicode (UCR), bundling and unbundling.
File and respond to online arbitration matters.
Facilitate annual updates to all new and revise CPT codes assuring accurate claims payment.

Adjustment examiner vs claims director skills

Common adjustment examiner skills

Customer Service, 42%
Medical Terminology, 13%
Medical Claims, 12%
Property Damage, 12%
Claims Process, 10%
Medicaid, 10%

Common claims director skills

Customer Service, 17%
Litigation, 11%
Oversight, 9%
Coverage Issues, 6%
Claims Handling, 5%
Claims Operations, 5%