Billing assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant

The differences between billing assistants and accounts payable/administrative assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a billing assistant and an accounts payable/administrative assistant. Additionally, an accounts payable/administrative assistant has an average salary of $41,382, which is higher than the $33,745 average annual salary of a billing assistant.

The top three skills for a billing assistant include patients, data entry and medicaid. The most important skills for an accounts payable/administrative assistant are purchase orders, data entry, and vendor invoices.

Billing assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant overview

	Billing Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$33,745	$41,382
Hourly rate	$16.22	$19.90
Growth rate	-3%	-8%
Number of jobs	34,070	56,780
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	50
Years of experience	2	2

What does a billing assistant do?

A billing assistant is primarily in charge of performing support tasks to maintain smooth billing operations in an establishment. Their responsibilities typically include preparing and processing invoices for clients, sending billing adjustments, printing and reviewing invoices and billings, receiving payments, and monitoring delinquent invoices, sending reminders as necessary. They may also close and balance payments, calculate discounts, and maintain records of all transactions. Moreover, a billing assistant must be alert and proactive for any errors and inconsistencies, dealing with them accordingly.

What does an accounts payable/administrative assistant do?

An accounts payable/administrative assistant works alongside the department head. This position focuses on the administrative side of a budgeting department. They are responsible for organizing a company's financial records, which include all documentation of financial transactions, such as invoices and receipts. They also manage all paperwork needed by their department.

Billing assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant salary

Billing assistants and accounts payable/administrative assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Billing Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$33,745	$41,382
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	Baltimore, MD	East Providence, RI
Highest paying state	Washington	Connecticut
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	Gypsum Management and Supply
Best paying industry	Technology	Construction

Differences between billing assistant and accounts payable/administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between a billing assistant and an accounts payable/administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Billing Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Billing assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between billing assistants' and accounts payable/administrative assistants' demographics:

	Billing Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Average age	46	50
Gender ratio	Male, 14.2% Female, 85.8%	Male, 6.6% Female, 93.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between billing assistant and accounts payable/administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Billing assistant example responsibilities.

Manage all billing accounts including Medicare/Medicaid, HMO and individual accounts.
Post insurance payments, explain patient what the EOB is about, collect payments from patients.
Communicate annual contracting, CPT, and ICD-9 yearly changes to doctor's offices by creation of formal notification.
Experience with billing systems and practices with CPT coding, ICD-9, and usages of coding for productive billing.
Bill insurance companies using ICD-9 coding.
Used denial reason codes on paper & electronic EOB in EMR/EHR software to examine denials.

Accounts payable/administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Create invoices, manage, reconcile and pay ACH payments or record receive payments while working closely with customers and vendors.
Manage FEDEX delivery requirements ensuring compliance with company policy.
Post ACH, journal entries efficiently, timely, and accurately into the accounting system.
Create and maintain PowerPoint presentation.
Generate monthly report utilizing QuickBooks to determine outstanding payments.
Generate weekly reports and perform monthly reconciliation utilizing QuickBooks.

Billing assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant skills

Common billing assistant skills

Patients, 21%
Data Entry, 11%
Medicaid, 5%
Patient Accounts, 4%
CPT, 3%
Front Desk, 3%

Common accounts payable/administrative assistant skills

Purchase Orders, 12%
Data Entry, 11%
Vendor Invoices, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Financial Reports, 5%
Credit Card, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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