Booking clerk vs accounting technician

The differences between booking 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 booking clerk and an accounting technician. Additionally, an accounting technician has an average salary of $41,337, which is higher than the $35,929 average annual salary of a booking clerk.

The top three skills for a booking clerk include booking, customer service and NCIC. The most important skills for an accounting technician are customer service, financial reports, and payroll.

Booking clerk vs accounting technician overview

	Booking Clerk	Accounting Technician
Yearly salary	$35,929	$41,337
Hourly rate	$17.27	$19.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,419	39,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Booking clerk vs accounting technician salary

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

	Booking Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average salary	$35,929	$41,337
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $42,000	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 booking clerk and accounting technician education

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

	Booking Clerk	Accounting Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	University of Pennsylvania

Booking clerk vs accounting technician demographics

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

	Booking Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.4% 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 booking clerk and accounting technician duties and responsibilities

Booking clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Create rear detachment UICs within PBUSE.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Receive incoming US/UPS/DHS/ FedEx mail, deliveries, supplies and brand bags.
Summer internship-reorganize files, make copies, bind and send environmental reports, prepare mail and FedEx packages
Utilize USPS automated/computerize postal lobby equipment to assist customers with self-mailing processes.

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.

Booking clerk vs accounting technician skills

Common booking clerk skills

Booking, 48%
Customer Service, 18%
NCIC, 3%
Computer System, 3%
Front Desk, 3%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 3%

Common accounting technician skills

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

Booking Clerk vs. similar jobs

Booking Clerk related careers

Booking Clerk related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Office and Administrative Industry
Booking Clerk
Booking Clerk vs Accounting Technician

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse office and administrative jobs