Budget technician vs accounting clerk

The differences between budget technicians and accounting 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 technician and an accounting clerk. Additionally, a budget technician has an average salary of $42,506, which is higher than the $38,683 average annual salary of an accounting clerk.

The top three skills for a budget technician include financial management, financial data and financial reports. The most important skills for an accounting clerk are data entry, customer service, and purchase orders.

Budget technician vs accounting clerk overview

	Budget Technician	Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$42,506	$38,683
Hourly rate	$20.44	$18.60
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	7,432	106,969
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Budget technician vs accounting clerk salary

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

	Budget Technician	Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$42,506	$38,683
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $56,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Alaska	New York
Best paying company	University of Southern California	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Llp
Best paying industry	Education	Government

Differences between budget technician and accounting clerk education

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

	Budget Technician	Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Budget technician vs accounting clerk demographics

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

	Budget Technician	Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 28.5% Female, 71.5%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between budget technician and accounting clerk duties and responsibilities

Budget technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Supervise unit logistics team by planning logistics functions and allocating manpower to fulfill logistics requirements of the organization.
Verify with division that FTE levels, funding sources, account codes are correct and balance to control numbers.
Utilize agency allocation letters, spending plans and FTE utilization are develop within funding resources.

Accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve open items by notifying employees and vendors of transaction discrepancies.
Assist in monthly financial close process by analyzing preliminary departmental expense reports and making necessary adjustments and accruals.
Develop a spreadsheet that pulls all data relate to project hours by operation from the ERP system.
Process all incoming payments receive via ACH, EFT, or the web; ensure accounts are accurately balance and reconcile.
Digitize proof of delivery receipts into ERP system (AS400) serving as an easy backup for employees to verify occurrence.

Budget technician vs accounting clerk skills

Common budget technician skills

Financial Management, 12%
Financial Data, 7%
Financial Reports, 7%
Status Updates, 7%
Budget Reports, 4%
Budget Analysis, 4%

Common accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 15%
Customer Service, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Reconciliations, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
QuickBooks, 3%