Assessor vs collector

The differences between assessors and collectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an assessor, becoming a collector takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an assessor has an average salary of $56,748, which is higher than the $34,872 average annual salary of a collector.

The top three skills for an assessor include social work, patients and customer service. The most important skills for a collector are patients, customer service, and payment arrangements.

Assessor vs collector overview

	Assessor	Collector
Yearly salary	$56,748	$34,872
Hourly rate	$27.28	$16.77
Growth rate	7%	-8%
Number of jobs	1,758	23,948
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	49	46
Years of experience	2	12

What does an assessor do?

The duties of an assessor depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around gathering extensive data, conducting inspections and assessments, taking photos or videos for documentation, and performing research and analysis, utilizing the findings to come up with a conclusion. An assessor may also perform a variety of clerical tasks such as preparing documentation and reports, organizing and managing files, liaising with internal and external parties, answering inquiries and concerns, and resolving other issues while adhering to policies and regulations.

What does a collector do?

Collectors are responsible for monitoring and providing immediate actions for client accounts with overdue payments. Collectors must be able to contact clients through phone or e-mail. A collector's duty also includes negotiating on payment procedures and offering repayment plans and alternative payment solutions to free the debt. Collectors need to document any agreements made to the client, updating and verifying contact information, resolving account discrepancies and client complaints, and report escalated concerns to the management.

Assessor vs collector salary

Assessors and collectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assessor	Collector
Average salary	$56,748	$34,872
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $101,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Apple	Uline
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between assessor and collector education

There are a few differences between an assessor and a collector in terms of educational background:

	Assessor	Collector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Assessor vs collector demographics

Here are the differences between assessors' and collectors' demographics:

	Assessor	Collector
Average age	49	46
Gender ratio	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian, 2.9% White, 81.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between assessor and collector duties and responsibilities

Assessor example responsibilities.

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Manage and operate in-house CAMA system for all property assessment activities.
Implement data validations for data entry forms, website menus, popup windows and message board in JavaScript.
Conduct mental health evaluations/assessments to determine level of care for patients seeking psychiatric and chemical dependency services.
Leverage extensive knowledge of tax valuation procedures to effectively represent the county in municipal hearings for abatement requests and valuation appeals.
Negotiate tax appeals with property owners and attorneys.

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Collector example responsibilities.

Manage patient focuse reports, collection modules, provider/facility A/R, collections, patient discharge letters.
Monitor all assign accounts by reviewing the client's aging, manage all potential bad debit, DSO, aging.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Provide customer service via telephone and correspondence for patients and authorize representatives regarding outstanding patient accounts in accordance with facility protocol.
Verify and run eligibility on the following insurance, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal HMO, Medicare, Medicare HMO.
Provide excellent customer service while following HIPPA confidentiality laws.

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Assessor vs collector skills

Common assessor skills

Social Work, 10%
Patients, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
RMF, 5%
Data Collection, 5%
DOD, 4%

Common collector skills

Patients, 14%
Customer Service, 10%
Payment Arrangements, 10%
Excellent Interpersonal, 9%
Delinquent Accounts, 8%
Student Loans, 5%

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