Claims account specialist vs specialist

The differences between claims account specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a claims account specialist, becoming a specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $37,054 average annual salary of a claims account specialist.

The top three skills for a claims account specialist include customer service, medical terminology and patient accounts. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Claims account specialist vs specialist overview

	Claims Account Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$37,054	$58,013
Hourly rate	$17.81	$27.89
Growth rate	-8%	10%
Number of jobs	90,491	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	12	2

Claims account specialist vs specialist salary

Claims account specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Claims Account Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$37,054	$58,013
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $43,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between claims account specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between a claims account specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Claims Account Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Claims account specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between claims account specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Claims Account Specialist	Specialist
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 3.6% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	11%

Differences between claims account specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Claims account specialist example responsibilities.

Manage accounts for healthcare clients, review detailed patient information for payment resolution while abiding HIPPA privacy and security regulations.
Interview incoming patients, his/her relatives, or other responsible individuals to obtain identifying and biographical information with insurance and financial information
Review HMO insurance vouchers and resubmitted if necessary.
Utilize excellent communication and negotiation skills to resolve credit card delinquency favorable to company and card member.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Claims account specialist vs specialist skills

Common claims account specialist skills

Customer Service, 28%
Medical Terminology, 13%
Patient Accounts, 9%
Medical Treatment, 7%
Process Payments, 7%
Medicaid, 7%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%