Balance clerk vs payment processor

The differences between balance clerks and payment processors 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 a payment processor. Additionally, a balance clerk has an average salary of $37,281, which is higher than the $34,030 average annual salary of a payment processor.

The top three skills for a balance clerk include data entry, bank deposits and check images. The most important skills for a payment processor are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Balance clerk vs payment processor overview

	Balance Clerk	Payment Processor
Yearly salary	$37,281	$34,030
Hourly rate	$17.92	$16.36
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,377	33,161
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Balance clerk vs payment processor salary

Balance clerks and payment processors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Balance Clerk	Payment Processor
Average salary	$37,281	$34,030
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $46,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Insurance

Differences between balance clerk and payment processor education

There are a few differences between a balance clerk and a payment processor in terms of educational background:

	Balance Clerk	Payment Processor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Balance clerk vs payment processor demographics

Here are the differences between balance clerks' and payment processors' demographics:

	Balance Clerk	Payment Processor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.1% Female, 78.9%	Male, 21.5% Female, 78.5%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between balance clerk and payment processor 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.

Payment processor example responsibilities.

Manage and review all incoming discounts and electronic contractual adjustments for accuracy per the negotiated Medicaid and Medicare contracts ;.
Maintain daily transactions for customer payments and various bank accounts using Quickbooks to track transactions.
Prepare and print all reports for EDI processing.
Maintain client customer confidentiality and HIPAA regulations with all data handling and transfers.
Uphold and reinforce compliance with hospital policies and federal regulations such as HIPAA.
Investigate and take corrective action regarding invoices reject by system or through EDI.

Balance clerk vs payment processor skills

Common balance clerk skills

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

Common payment processor skills

Customer Service, 15%
Patients, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
ACH, 8%
Phone Calls, 5%
Credit Card Payments, 4%