Employment clerk vs clerk

The differences between employment clerks and clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an employment clerk and a clerk. Additionally, an employment clerk has an average salary of $32,708, which is higher than the $31,163 average annual salary of a clerk.

The top three skills for an employment clerk include data entry, quality customer service and background checks. The most important skills for a clerk are basic math, math, and data entry.

Employment clerk vs clerk overview

	Employment Clerk	Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,708	$31,163
Hourly rate	$15.72	$14.98
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	70,169	80,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Employment clerk vs clerk salary

Employment clerks and clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employment Clerk	Clerk
Average salary	$32,708	$31,163
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between employment clerk and clerk education

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

	Employment Clerk	Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Employment clerk vs clerk demographics

Here are the differences between employment clerks' and clerks' demographics:

	Employment Clerk	Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 24.6% Female, 75.4%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Asian, 8.1% White, 52.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between employment clerk and clerk duties and responsibilities

Employment clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Create employee work schedules for conventions/ events and prepare payroll daily.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Answer phones with the ability to provide accurate information and education on the communicability and disease process of tuberculosis.

Clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Administer financial bookkeeping by way of QuickBooks.
Bank reconciliation in QuickBooks and assist bookkeeper when need.
Maintain a high level of confidentiality as required by HIPAA.
Call DMV's and dealerships when liens are not perfect.

Employment clerk vs clerk skills

Common employment clerk skills

Data Entry, 25%
Quality Customer Service, 13%
Background Checks, 11%
HR, 9%
Payroll, 8%
Telephone Calls, 8%

Common clerk skills

Basic Math, 18%
Math, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 8%
POS, 5%