Balance clerk vs accounting technician

The differences between balance clerks and accounting technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a balance clerk and an accounting technician. Additionally, an accounting technician has an average salary of $41,337, which is higher than the $37,281 average annual salary of a balance clerk.

The top three skills for a balance clerk include data entry, bank deposits and check images. The most important skills for an accounting technician are customer service, financial reports, and payroll.

Balance clerk vs accounting technician overview

	Balance Clerk	Accounting Technician
Yearly salary	$37,281	$41,337
Hourly rate	$17.92	$19.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,377	39,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Balance clerk vs accounting technician salary

Balance clerks and accounting technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Balance Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average salary	$37,281	$41,337
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $46,000	Between $31,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	W. R. Berkley
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between balance clerk and accounting technician education

There are a few differences between a balance clerk and an accounting technician in terms of educational background:

	Balance Clerk	Accounting Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Balance clerk vs accounting technician demographics

Here are the differences between balance clerks' and accounting technicians' demographics:

	Balance Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.1% Female, 78.9%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between balance clerk and accounting technician duties and responsibilities

Balance clerk example responsibilities.

Manage multiple deadlines for numerous payroll divisions and complex division budget reports with accurately and efficiently.
Maintain and provide timely and accurate reconciliations of various general ledger accounts and perform special projects as assigned.
Reconcile and balance multi-million dollar business & individual accounts, using QuickBooks.

Accounting technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Reconcile the agency SPCC statement each month
Audit includes reviewing SPCC invoices and receipts to ensure appropriate tax exemptions are follow.
Analyze cases to determine if ICD-9 and CPT codes are covered benefits according to insurance's medical policy.
Apply GAAP following applicable federal regulations.
Maintain adherence to university accounting and GAAP standards.

Balance clerk vs accounting technician skills

Common balance clerk skills

Data Entry, 21%
Bank Deposits, 15%
Check Images, 14%
Credit Balances, 10%
Customer Accounts, 7%
Financial Institutions, 6%

Common accounting technician skills

Customer Service, 12%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Data Entry, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%

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