Eligibility clerk vs legal clerk

The differences between eligibility clerks and legal clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an eligibility clerk, becoming a legal clerk takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an eligibility clerk has an average salary of $36,549, which is higher than the $35,152 average annual salary of a legal clerk.

The top three skills for an eligibility clerk include data entry, patients and customer service. The most important skills for a legal clerk are litigation, legal correspondence, and subpoenas.

Eligibility clerk vs legal clerk overview

	Eligibility Clerk	Legal Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,549	$35,152
Hourly rate	$17.57	$16.90
Growth rate	-5%	14%
Number of jobs	66,704	74,069
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 27%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	2	12

Eligibility clerk vs legal clerk salary

Eligibility clerks and legal clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Eligibility Clerk	Legal Clerk
Average salary	$36,549	$35,152
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $44,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Diodes Incorporated
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between eligibility clerk and legal clerk education

There are a few differences between an eligibility clerk and a legal clerk in terms of educational background:

	Eligibility Clerk	Legal Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 27%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Eligibility clerk vs legal clerk demographics

Here are the differences between eligibility clerks' and legal clerks' demographics:

	Eligibility Clerk	Legal Clerk
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 8.4% Female, 91.6%	Male, 39.9% Female, 60.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between eligibility clerk and legal clerk duties and responsibilities

Eligibility clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Assist caseworkers in obtaining personal require documents while following HIPAA guidelines.
Register and interview patients to obtain accurate and complete demographic and financial information.
Provide clerical support service to various hospitals and clinical registration units and screen patients for possible eligibility for various financial programs.
Collaborate with community organizations to provide Medicaid specific information
Provide internal customers with procedures for handling of international, FedEx and shipping request.

Legal clerk example responsibilities.

Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
Maintain and organize litigation materials; litigation management; process correspondence, and various clerical duties, including filing/copying/package assembly.
Process civil, probate and small claims cases, issue writs, abstracts, summons, defaults and judgments.
Assist or draft wills, power of attorney, revocable living trusts, probate, adoptions, ERISA and Medicaid eligibility.
Serve subpoenas and notice and draft related affidavits.
Conduct conference calls independently with clients to gather information to answer interrogatories.

Eligibility clerk vs legal clerk skills

Common eligibility clerk skills

Data Entry, 19%
Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 14%
Front Desk, 5%
Financial Assistance, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 3%

Common legal clerk skills

Litigation, 13%
Legal Correspondence, 9%
Subpoenas, 7%
Legal Research, 6%
Trial Preparation, 5%
Law Firm, 5%