Dispute specialist vs specialist

The differences between dispute specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a dispute specialist, becoming a specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $35,796 average annual salary of a dispute specialist.

The top three skills for a dispute specialist include debit, customer disputes and FCRA. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Dispute specialist vs specialist overview

	Dispute Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$35,796	$58,013
Hourly rate	$17.21	$27.89
Growth rate	-4%	10%
Number of jobs	178,091	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	40	42
Years of experience	12	2

Dispute specialist vs specialist salary

Dispute specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dispute Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$35,796	$58,013
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $54,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dispute specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between a dispute specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Dispute Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Dispute specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between dispute specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Dispute Specialist	Specialist
Average age	40	42
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between dispute specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Dispute specialist example responsibilities.

Resolve consumer relate complaints through mediation and arbitration services.
Study the merchant's case (s) and advise them on the best way to remedy them.
Mediate for various agencies such as Medicaid.
Grant or not grant atm disputes after investigation.
Identify and contain financial risk items via SQL.
Research and process affidavits of fraud, non-fraud, and ACH disputes receive.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Dispute specialist vs specialist skills

Common dispute specialist skills

Debit, 12%
Customer Disputes, 11%
FCRA, 7%
Quality Customer Service, 6%
ACH, 5%
Fraud Claims, 5%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%