Budget clerk vs accounts receivable clerk

The differences between budget clerks and accounts receivable clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a budget clerk and an accounts receivable clerk. Additionally, a budget clerk has an average salary of $46,395, which is higher than the $36,425 average annual salary of an accounts receivable clerk.

The top three skills for a budget clerk include financial data, budget reports and travel arrangements. The most important skills for an accounts receivable clerk are customer service, data entry, and collection calls.

Budget clerk vs accounts receivable clerk overview

	Budget Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Yearly salary	$46,395	$36,425
Hourly rate	$22.31	$17.51
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	67,164	87,935
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Budget clerk vs accounts receivable clerk salary

Budget clerks and accounts receivable clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Budget Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average salary	$46,395	$36,425
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $69,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	IBM
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between budget clerk and accounts receivable clerk education

There are a few differences between a budget clerk and an accounts receivable clerk in terms of educational background:

	Budget Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Budget clerk vs accounts receivable clerk demographics

Here are the differences between budget clerks' and accounts receivable clerks' demographics:

	Budget Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 24.2% Female, 75.8%	Male, 13.7% Female, 86.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between budget clerk and accounts receivable clerk duties and responsibilities

Budget clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Respond to inquiries from internal organization and external customers regarding package processing, delivery information and services offer by USPS stores.

Accounts receivable clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and monitor weekly bank deposit runs and record deposits into QuickBooks.
Manage profitable accounts receivable ledgers for existing and new clientele maintaining accuracy of monies enter to appropriate relate account.
Obtain online reports of bank transactions, including deposits, ACH, EFT and wire payments from multiple banking institutions.
Utilize QuickBooks accounting software for billing/invoices, generate statements.
Perform necessary adjustments using knowledge of Medicare and all third party insurance.
Investigate and resolve any out-of-balances including credit card discrepancies / lockbox exceptions.

Budget clerk vs accounts receivable clerk skills

Common budget clerk skills

Financial Data, 30%
Budget Reports, 22%
Travel Arrangements, 18%
Budget Analysis, 16%
Financial Reports, 14%

Common accounts receivable clerk skills

Customer Service, 12%
Data Entry, 9%
Collection Calls, 8%
Financial Data, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 5%
Process Payments, 5%

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