Balance clerk vs secretary-book keeper

The differences between balance clerks and secretaries-book keeper 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 secretary-book keeper. Additionally, a secretary-book keeper has an average salary of $39,370, 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 a secretary-book keeper are customer service, process payroll, and financial statements.

Balance clerk vs secretary-book keeper overview

	Balance Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Yearly salary	$37,281	$39,370
Hourly rate	$17.92	$18.93
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,377	22,637
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Balance clerk vs secretary-book keeper salary

Balance clerks and secretaries-book keeper have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Balance Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Average salary	$37,281	$39,370
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $46,000	Between $31,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	VR Business Brokers
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between balance clerk and secretary-book keeper education

There are a few differences between a balance clerk and a secretary-book keeper in terms of educational background:

	Balance Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Balance clerk vs secretary-book keeper demographics

Here are the differences between balance clerks' and secretaries-book keeper' demographics:

	Balance Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.1% Female, 78.9%	Male, 18.7% Female, 81.3%
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, 6.8% 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 secretary-book keeper 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.

Secretary-book keeper example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Develop and present PowerPoint presentations to national and international audiences.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Complete Y/E adjustments and prepare information for CPA to complete corporate taxes.
Compile available records to complete accounts for CPA to file multiple prior year taxes.
Prepare, control, balance and check for various accounts using Peachtree.

Balance clerk vs secretary-book keeper skills

Common balance clerk skills

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

Common secretary-book keeper skills

Customer Service, 18%
Process Payroll, 18%
Financial Statements, 13%
Bank Deposits, 4%
General Ledger, 3%
Financial Reports, 3%

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