Correspondence review clerk vs accounting clerk

The differences between correspondence review clerks and accounting clerks 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 review clerk, becoming an accounting clerk takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an accounting clerk has an average salary of $38,683, which is higher than the $35,424 average annual salary of a correspondence review clerk.

The top three skills for a correspondence review clerk include office equipment, medical claims and PTO. The most important skills for an accounting clerk are data entry, customer service, and purchase orders.

Correspondence review clerk vs accounting clerk overview

	Correspondence Review Clerk	Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,424	$38,683
Hourly rate	$17.03	$18.60
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	67,695	106,969
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	51
Years of experience	4	6

Correspondence review clerk vs accounting clerk salary

Correspondence review clerks and accounting clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correspondence Review Clerk	Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$35,424	$38,683
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $47,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Llp
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between correspondence review clerk and accounting clerk education

There are a few differences between a correspondence review clerk and an accounting clerk in terms of educational background:

	Correspondence Review Clerk	Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Correspondence review clerk vs accounting clerk demographics

Here are the differences between correspondence review clerks' and accounting clerks' demographics:

	Correspondence Review Clerk	Accounting Clerk
Average age	43	51
Gender ratio	Male, 25.5% Female, 74.5%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between correspondence review clerk and accounting clerk duties and responsibilities

Correspondence review clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Facilitate correspondence electronically, enter data, and track productivity, while maintaining proper confidentiality protocol.

Accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve open items by notifying employees and vendors of transaction discrepancies.
Assist in monthly financial close process by analyzing preliminary departmental expense reports and making necessary adjustments and accruals.
Develop a spreadsheet that pulls all data relate to project hours by operation from the ERP system.
Process all incoming payments receive via ACH, EFT, or the web; ensure accounts are accurately balance and reconcile.
Digitize proof of delivery receipts into ERP system (AS400) serving as an easy backup for employees to verify occurrence.

Correspondence review clerk vs accounting clerk skills

Common correspondence review clerk skills

Office Equipment, 94%
Medical Claims, 3%
PTO, 1%
Medicaid, 1%
HUD, 1%

Common accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 15%
Customer Service, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Reconciliations, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
QuickBooks, 3%

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