City collector vs collections/accounts receivable

The differences between city collectors and collections/accounts receivables can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a city collector and a collections/accounts receivable. Additionally, a collections/accounts receivable has an average salary of $38,949, which is higher than the $33,093 average annual salary of a city collector.

The top three skills for a city collector include COC, outbound calls and payroll. The most important skills for a collections/accounts receivable are customer service, patients, and delinquent accounts.

City collector vs collections/accounts receivable overview

	City Collector	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Yearly salary	$33,093	$38,949
Hourly rate	$15.91	$18.73
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	8,748	30,523
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

City collector vs collections/accounts receivable salary

City collectors and collections/accounts receivables have different pay scales, as shown below.

	City Collector	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Average salary	$33,093	$38,949
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $44,000	Between $30,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Apollo Global Management
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between city collector and collections/accounts receivable education

There are a few differences between a city collector and a collections/accounts receivable in terms of educational background:

	City Collector	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

City collector vs collections/accounts receivable demographics

Here are the differences between city collectors' and collections/accounts receivables' demographics:

	City Collector	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 39.3% Female, 60.7%	Male, 25.3% Female, 74.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 3.8% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between city collector and collections/accounts receivable duties and responsibilities

City collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Work with CACS every day.
Direct the management of the conversion of financial software for payroll and accounts receivable.
Reference COC vehicle information system for vehicle information on unpaid tickets.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Utilize various skip-tracing services such as Accurint and TheWorkNumber in order to locate consumers and verify employment for account recovery purposes.

Collections/accounts receivable example responsibilities.

Plan and conduct sensitive HUMINT collection operations with an emphasis on managing and debriefing confidential sources.
Work accounts receivable for Medicaid verification and payments.
Work remittance advice from Medicaid ensuring accuracy of payments.
Research and obtain extensive knowledge of FDCPA debt recovery laws and assist in recovering commercial debt from organizations.
Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, hospital staff, and insurance representatives to ensure accuracy in claims processing.
Review claims to determine if process correctly and if necessary, direct patients to contact insurance companies regarding additional benefit questions.

City collector vs collections/accounts receivable skills

Common city collector skills

COC, 76%
Outbound Calls, 15%
Payroll, 9%

Common collections/accounts receivable skills

Customer Service, 21%
Patients, 6%
Delinquent Accounts, 5%
Credit Card Payments, 5%
Past Due Accounts, 5%
Customer Accounts, 5%

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