Admissions clerk vs receptionist/billing clerk

The differences between admissions clerks and receptionist/billing 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 receptionist/billing clerk. Additionally, an admissions clerk has an average salary of $31,980, which is higher than the $31,932 average annual salary of a receptionist/billing clerk.

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

Admissions clerk vs receptionist/billing clerk overview

	Admissions Clerk	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,980	$31,932
Hourly rate	$15.38	$15.35
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	123,555	129,530
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	47	42
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 receptionist/billing clerk do?

A receptionist/billing clerk is responsible for performing administrative and clerical duties as needed to maintain a smooth flow of operations for the business. Receptionist/billing clerks process the customers' payment transactions, manage account payables, releasing invoices, and immediately resolve account discrepancies. A receptionist/billing clerk must have excellent communication and analytical skills, responding to customers' inquiries and concerns, escalating high-level complaints to the billing management. They should also maintain records of financial documentation for reference and reconciliation as needed.

Admissions clerk vs receptionist/billing clerk salary

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

	Admissions Clerk	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Average salary	$31,980	$31,932
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Maria, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Leggett & Platt
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between admissions clerk and receptionist/billing clerk education

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

	Admissions Clerk	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Admissions clerk vs receptionist/billing clerk demographics

Here are the differences between admissions clerks' and receptionist/billing clerks' demographics:

	Admissions Clerk	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Average age	47	42
Gender ratio	Male, 12.7% Female, 87.3%	Male, 7.2% Female, 92.8%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 25.0% Asian, 5.7% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between admissions clerk and receptionist/billing 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.

Receptionist/billing clerk example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Obtain and track all insurance referrals for patients with HMO products.
Coordinate in-processing of all patients, to include accurate insurance information and payments are entered correctly into office computer system.
Move from SNF billing to HMO outpatient billing and keep a large alpha current.
Maintain confidentiality and adherence to HIPAA guidelines.
Develop effective billing strategies for Medicaid recipients according to HIPPA rules and regulations.

Admissions clerk vs receptionist/billing clerk skills

Common admissions clerk skills

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

Common receptionist/billing clerk skills

Patients, 25%
Data Entry, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Appointment Scheduling, 6%
Front Desk, 5%

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