Corporate account representative vs account representative

The differences between corporate account representatives and account representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a corporate account representative, becoming an account representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a corporate account representative has an average salary of $38,011, which is higher than the $36,977 average annual salary of an account representative.

The top three skills for a corporate account representative include customer service, corporate actions and customer inquiries. The most important skills for an account representative are customer service, patients, and patient accounts.

Corporate account representative vs account representative overview

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Representative
Yearly salary	$38,011	$36,977
Hourly rate	$18.27	$17.78
Growth rate	4%	-8%
Number of jobs	185,012	183,446
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	4	12

Corporate account representative vs account representative salary

Corporate account representatives and account representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Representative
Average salary	$38,011	$36,977
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $54,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	New Relic
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between corporate account representative and account representative education

There are a few differences between a corporate account representative and an account representative in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	-

Corporate account representative vs account representative demographics

Here are the differences between corporate account representatives' and account representatives' demographics:

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Representative
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 47.9% Female, 52.1%	Male, 33.6% Female, 66.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 3.9% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between corporate account representative and account representative duties and responsibilities

Corporate account representative example responsibilities.

Maintain activity within a CRM system and manage accurate forecasting.
Create effective and creative PowerPoint presentations for external client meetings and seminars.
Maintain input/output of information essential to sales communication regarding commission, quotas, sales activity, compensation appeals and incentive payouts.
Create an official company page on Facebook to facilitate interaction with customers.

Account representative example responsibilities.

Manage all billing accounts including Medicare/Medicaid, HMO and individual accounts.
Manage the daily correspondence from assign practices with keeping doctor/patient confidentiality under consideration along with HIPPA regulations.
Manage and maintain an internal database system to generate reports and produce accurate account information for patients and insurance companies.
Educate physicians to use current ICD-9 diagnostic coding and preparation to begin ICD-10 coding requirements.
Analyze health care insurance/litigation patient account files to resolve outstanding and delinquent accounts due to the healthcare client.
Promote ThermoCool SmartTouch ablation catheter device to electrophysiologists.

Corporate account representative vs account representative skills

Common corporate account representative skills

Customer Service, 21%
Corporate Actions, 11%
Customer Inquiries, 8%
Account Management, 8%
Customer Accounts, 7%
Sales Strategy, 6%

Common account representative skills

Customer Service, 21%
Patients, 18%
Patient Accounts, 5%
Data Entry, 3%
Medicaid, 3%
Customer Satisfaction, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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