Budget technician vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between budget technicians and accounts payable assistants 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 accounts payable assistant. Additionally, a budget technician has an average salary of $42,506, which is higher than the $37,145 average annual salary of an accounts payable assistant.

The top three skills for a budget technician include financial management, financial data and financial reports. The most important skills for an accounts payable assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

Budget technician vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Budget Technician	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$42,506	$37,145
Hourly rate	$20.44	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	7,432	31,341
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 accounts payable assistant salary

Budget technicians and accounts payable assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Budget Technician	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$42,506	$37,145
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $56,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	California
Best paying company	University of Southern California	Emerson College
Best paying industry	Education	Construction

Differences between budget technician and accounts payable assistant education

There are a few differences between a budget technician and an accounts payable assistant in terms of educational background:

	Budget Technician	Accounts Payable Assistant
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 accounts payable assistant demographics

Here are the differences between budget technicians' and accounts payable assistants' demographics:

	Budget Technician	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 28.5% Female, 71.5%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
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, 6.8% 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 technician and accounts payable assistant 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.

Accounts payable assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Issue weekly payments to vendors by check, ACH, domestic wire, and international wire in USD and other currencies.
Assist in accounts payable/receivable including check deposits, credit card payments, ACH payments, credits, check runs, etc.
Compose effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data using QuickBooks.
Prepare payroll for salary and hourly personnel, including necessary reports for regulatory bodies.
Respond to payroll accounting inquires; provide resolution, information, or direction accordingly.

Budget technician vs accounts payable assistant skills

Common budget technician skills

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

Common accounts payable assistant skills

Data Entry, 15%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Vendor Invoices, 9%
Payroll, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%

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