Data capture specialist vs data collector

The differences between data capture specialists and data collectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a data capture specialist, becoming a data collector takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a data capture specialist has an average salary of $42,674, which is higher than the $35,626 average annual salary of a data collector.

The top three skills for a data capture specialist include CPT, epic and data capture. The most important skills for a data collector are audit type, grocery store, and retail store.

Data capture specialist vs data collector overview

	Data Capture Specialist	Data Collector
Yearly salary	$42,674	$35,626
Hourly rate	$20.52	$17.13
Growth rate	10%	-8%
Number of jobs	89,057	80,812
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	44	46
Years of experience	2	12

Data capture specialist vs data collector salary

Data capture specialists and data collectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Data Capture Specialist	Data Collector
Average salary	$42,674	$35,626
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $69,000	Between $31,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	EDC
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between data capture specialist and data collector education

There are a few differences between a data capture specialist and a data collector in terms of educational background:

	Data Capture Specialist	Data Collector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Data capture specialist vs data collector demographics

Here are the differences between data capture specialists' and data collectors' demographics:

	Data Capture Specialist	Data Collector
Average age	44	46
Gender ratio	Male, 25.4% Female, 74.6%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 9.9% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 3.7% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	8%

Differences between data capture specialist and data collector duties and responsibilities

Data capture specialist example responsibilities.

Audit nurse and system charges in order to promote ICD-9 and CPT compliant hospital coding.
Audit chart notes for documentation to support coding by utilizing EMR.
Identify infusion, injection and transfusion charges per existing CPT hierarchy guidelines.
Charge entry and ensuring correctness of coding in the CDM and clinical documentation, and providing ongoing education to charging departments.
Collect feature and attribute data in the MicroStation GIS relational database environment.
Contact doctor offices, insurance companies and patients to request information relate to clarifications on prescriptions and insurance information.

Data collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Collect from all insurances (HMO, PPO, and MEDICARE).
Attend trainings and abide by HIPAA regulations.
Collect from insurance companies (PPO and Medicare).
Execute database queries in SQL in response to client requests.
Collect pricing information in grocery, office, pet and mass retailers

Data capture specialist vs data collector skills

Common data capture specialist skills

CPT, 20%
Epic, 17%
Data Capture, 12%
EMR, 7%
ICD-9, 5%
Data Entry Functions, 5%

Common data collector skills

Audit Type, 31%
Grocery Store, 17%
Retail Store, 16%
UPC, 10%
PET, 8%
Inter-Rater Reliability, 2%

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