Contract clerk vs title clerk

The differences between contract clerks and title clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a contract clerk, becoming a title clerk takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a contract clerk has an average salary of $38,001, which is higher than the $34,858 average annual salary of a title clerk.

The top three skills for a contract clerk include DMV, data entry and vehicle sales. The most important skills for a title clerk are customer service, DMV, and vehicle titles.

Contract clerk vs title clerk overview

	Contract Clerk	Title Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,001	$34,858
Hourly rate	$18.27	$16.76
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	74,379	86,108
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	47	49
Years of experience	2	12

Contract clerk vs title clerk salary

Contract clerks and title clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contract Clerk	Title Clerk
Average salary	$38,001	$34,858
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $48,000	Between $27,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	San Ramon, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Fidelity National Financial
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between contract clerk and title clerk education

There are a few differences between a contract clerk and a title clerk in terms of educational background:

	Contract Clerk	Title Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Contract clerk vs title clerk demographics

Here are the differences between contract clerks' and title clerks' demographics:

	Contract Clerk	Title Clerk
Average age	47	49
Gender ratio	Male, 21.4% Female, 78.6%	Male, 9.1% Female, 90.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 8.3% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.1% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between contract clerk and title clerk duties and responsibilities

Contract clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Process paperwork for car deals and prepare DMV paperwork for new purchase and trade ins.
Fax and/or mail hard copy of application to participating HMO's.
Communicate with finance institutions and report sales to DMV, and registration of vehicles.
Enter salesman commission into general system and post to payroll ledger bi-monthly.
Maintain patient medications in a secure environment inventory and record all incoming medications to maintain patient confidentiality per HIPPA requirements.

Title clerk example responsibilities.

Manage all aspects of title work on home equity loans, conventional first mortgages, FHA loans and VA loans.
Review title reports for outstanding title issues, liens, code violation issues, and anything relate to HOA liens ;.
Submit warranty claims to various RV factories.
Work closely with NC/SC foreclosure attorneys to ensure accurate title information are submitted to HUD.
Key in new and wholesale vehicle sales data into an ADP databases in a timely and accurate manner.
Drive team performance and productivity relate to the clearance of post-foreclosure title issues to facilitate timely sale of REO properties.

Contract clerk vs title clerk skills

Common contract clerk skills

DMV, 21%
Data Entry, 12%
Vehicle Sales, 10%
Payoff Checks, 5%
Payroll, 5%
Financial Institutions, 4%

Common title clerk skills

Customer Service, 20%
DMV, 18%
Vehicle Titles, 15%
Data Entry, 6%
Notary, 3%
Title Issues, 3%