Correspondence representative vs business representative

The differences between correspondence representatives and business 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 correspondence representative, becoming a business representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a business representative has an average salary of $51,604, which is higher than the $36,299 average annual salary of a correspondence representative.

The top three skills for a correspondence representative include data entry, outbound calls and patient accounts. The most important skills for a business representative are customer service, patients, and powerpoint.

Correspondence representative vs business representative overview

	Correspondence Representative	Business Representative
Yearly salary	$36,299	$51,604
Hourly rate	$17.45	$24.81
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	87,484	197,264
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	4	12

Correspondence representative vs business representative salary

Correspondence representatives and business representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correspondence Representative	Business Representative
Average salary	$36,299	$51,604
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $66,000	Between $36,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Marathon Oil
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between correspondence representative and business representative education

There are a few differences between a correspondence representative and a business representative in terms of educational background:

	Correspondence Representative	Business Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Correspondence representative vs business representative demographics

Here are the differences between correspondence representatives' and business representatives' demographics:

	Correspondence Representative	Business Representative
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%	Male, 45.5% Female, 54.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between correspondence representative and business representative duties and responsibilities

Correspondence representative example responsibilities.

Educate veterans and the college community on veteran's benefits and academic requirements need to accomplish academic goals.
Accept and comply with subpoenas.
Greet and welcome patients assisting them in obtaining records regulate by HIPAA law.
Research loans and produce correspondence for various complaints, disputes, inquiries, and legal requests according to RESPA guidelines.
Handle confidential patient information per HIPAA guidelines.
Compile and input homeowner s information into SharePoint s correspondence database.

Business representative example responsibilities.

Manage customer relations with internal personnel, group administrators, brokers and members as related to Medicare insurance.
Verify ICD-9 to physician's diagnosis; insure correct CPT codes and level of service are going out on claims.
Handle incoming calls to investigate and troubleshoot network and hardware concerns that align with company expectations of quality.
Utilize multiple internal information systems and applications to troubleshoot hardware issues.
Verify all new and returning patients' insurance coverage and eligibility when reviewing patient registration.
Obtain and verify accurate and complete patient demographic information, appropriately schedule patients according to center and insurance guidelines.

Correspondence representative vs business representative skills

Common correspondence representative skills

Data Entry, 15%
Outbound Calls, 11%
Patient Accounts, 10%
Email Inquiries, 9%
HIPAA, 6%
Inbound Calls, 6%

Common business representative skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 12%
PowerPoint, 8%
Business Development, 7%
Financial Services, 6%
Inbound Calls, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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