Escrow clerk vs secretary-book keeper

The differences between escrow clerks and secretaries-book keeper can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an escrow clerk and a secretary-book keeper. Additionally, a secretary-book keeper has an average salary of $39,370, which is higher than the $36,861 average annual salary of an escrow clerk.

The top three skills for an escrow clerk include escrow accounts, property taxes and insurance policies. The most important skills for a secretary-book keeper are customer service, process payroll, and financial statements.

Escrow clerk vs secretary-book keeper overview

	Escrow Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Yearly salary	$36,861	$39,370
Hourly rate	$17.72	$18.93
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,868	22,637
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Escrow clerk vs secretary-book keeper salary

Escrow clerks and secretaries-book keeper have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Escrow Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Average salary	$36,861	$39,370
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $49,000	Between $31,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	VR Business Brokers
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between escrow clerk and secretary-book keeper education

There are a few differences between an escrow clerk and a secretary-book keeper in terms of educational background:

	Escrow Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Escrow clerk vs secretary-book keeper demographics

Here are the differences between escrow clerks' and secretaries-book keeper' demographics:

	Escrow Clerk	Secretary-Book Keeper
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 11.5% Female, 88.5%	Male, 18.7% Female, 81.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.0% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between escrow clerk and secretary-book keeper duties and responsibilities

Escrow clerk example responsibilities.

Manage escrow department for title insurance company.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Write checks in QuickBooks, send for signature, scan, separate, and mail.
Manage escrow department for title insurance company.

Secretary-book keeper example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Develop and present PowerPoint presentations to national and international audiences.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Complete Y/E adjustments and prepare information for CPA to complete corporate taxes.
Compile available records to complete accounts for CPA to file multiple prior year taxes.
Prepare, control, balance and check for various accounts using Peachtree.

Escrow clerk vs secretary-book keeper skills

Common escrow clerk skills

Escrow Accounts, 32%
Property Taxes, 23%
Insurance Policies, 14%
Flood Insurance, 11%
Tax Payments, 7%
HOA, 7%

Common secretary-book keeper skills

Customer Service, 18%
Process Payroll, 18%
Financial Statements, 13%
Bank Deposits, 4%
General Ledger, 3%
Financial Reports, 3%

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