Enrollment clerk vs insurance clerk

The differences between enrollment clerks and insurance 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 enrollment clerk, becoming an insurance clerk takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an insurance clerk has an average salary of $33,089, which is higher than the $32,599 average annual salary of an enrollment clerk.

The top three skills for an enrollment clerk include data entry, enrollment applications and customer service. The most important skills for an insurance clerk are patients, insurance verification, and data entry.

Enrollment clerk vs insurance clerk overview

	Enrollment Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,599	$33,089
Hourly rate	$15.67	$15.91
Growth rate	-5%	-3%
Number of jobs	67,714	147,755
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 29%
Average age	47	44
Years of experience	2	4

Enrollment clerk vs insurance clerk salary

Enrollment clerks and insurance clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Enrollment Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Average salary	$32,599	$33,089
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $38,000	Between $27,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Henderson, NV
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Lenoir Memorial Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between enrollment clerk and insurance clerk education

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

	Enrollment Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Enrollment clerk vs insurance clerk demographics

Here are the differences between enrollment clerks' and insurance clerks' demographics:

	Enrollment Clerk	Insurance Clerk
Average age	47	44
Gender ratio	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%	Male, 8.3% Female, 91.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 6.3% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 3.9% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	11%

Differences between enrollment clerk and insurance clerk duties and responsibilities

Enrollment clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Maintain and protect all members' information in accordance with HIPAA rules and regulations.
Verify financial and citizenship information/documentation.
Operate typewriters, multi-line phone systems and Dictaphone equipment.
Verify financial and citizenship information/documentation.

Insurance clerk example responsibilities.

Manage front office check-in, insurance verification and certifications from doctors.
Establish and implement procedures for completion of patient super bills with proper diagnostic coding utilizing ICD-9 and CPT code manuals.
Maintain patient medical records insuring diagnosis codes (ICD-9) are itemized correctly and name and address of insurance carriers record.
Schedule and obtain authorization for outpatient procedures for patients via private insurance, worker's compensation, and Medicare/ Medicaid.
Complete several ICD-10 training courses.
Perform medical coding with most accurate and descriptive HCPCS code.

Enrollment clerk vs insurance clerk skills

Common enrollment clerk skills

Data Entry, 29%
Enrollment Applications, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Medicare, 8%
Enrollment Issues, 7%
Database Systems, 7%

Common insurance clerk skills

Patients, 25%
Insurance Verification, 7%
Data Entry, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Insurance Coverage, 5%
Computer System, 3%