Admissions clerk vs clerk

The differences between admissions clerks and clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an admissions clerk and a clerk. Additionally, an admissions clerk has an average salary of $31,980, which is higher than the $31,163 average annual salary of a clerk.

The top three skills for an admissions clerk include patients, data entry and customer service. The most important skills for a clerk are basic math, math, and data entry.

Admissions clerk vs clerk overview

	Admissions Clerk	Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,980	$31,163
Hourly rate	$15.38	$14.98
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	123,555	80,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

What does an admissions clerk do?

An admissions clerk caters to all incoming customers, applicants, or patients in a facility. Their primary job is to handle the personal data of those customers, applicants, or patients. They are responsible for communicating this data to their organization's faculty and management, as well as ensuring data security. On a secondary basis, an admissions clerk is responsible for addressing the needs or inquiries of the customers, applicants, or patients they serve. For this position, it is necessary to have strong customer service skills, strong communication skills, and strong problem-solving abilities.

What does a clerk do?

Clerks are responsible for many of the general administrative tasks in the office. They are in charge of manning office telephone lines, managing incoming and outgoing mails, filing paperwork and other needed records, scheduling and documenting meetings, typing out documents when needed, disseminating memos and other official announcements, and keeping an inventory of office equipment and supplies. Clerks should have good office skills, communication skills, business writing skills, and time management skills. They should also be able to treat any document or paperwork they handle with confidentiality.

Admissions clerk vs clerk salary

Admissions clerks and clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Admissions Clerk	Clerk
Average salary	$31,980	$31,163
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between admissions clerk and clerk education

There are a few differences between an admissions clerk and a clerk in terms of educational background:

	Admissions Clerk	Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Admissions clerk vs clerk demographics

Here are the differences between admissions clerks' and clerks' demographics:

	Admissions Clerk	Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 12.7% Female, 87.3%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between admissions clerk and clerk duties and responsibilities

Admissions clerk example responsibilities.

Manage an adjoining veterinary supply shop that sell medications, animal food and pet equipment.
Register patients via ambulances and lobby registration.
Utilize ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding in admitting patients and pre-certifications/authorizations for admissions and procedures.
Interview incoming patients or representatives and enter information require for admission and emergency department registration into the computer.
Interpret institutes regulations and charges to patients and/or family members, obtaining necessary information and signatures where necessary.
Maintain communications with physicians' offices and unit secretaries/nursing coordinator to ensure bed placement of direct admissions and in-patient surgery candidates.

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Clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Administer financial bookkeeping by way of QuickBooks.
Bank reconciliation in QuickBooks and assist bookkeeper when need.
Maintain a high level of confidentiality as required by HIPAA.
Call DMV's and dealerships when liens are not perfect.

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Admissions clerk vs clerk skills

Common admissions clerk skills

Patients, 42%
Data Entry, 7%
Customer Service, 4%
Insurance Forms, 3%
Computer System, 3%
Patient Demographics, 3%

Common clerk skills

Basic Math, 18%
Math, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 8%
POS, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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