Field collector vs account specialist

The differences between field collectors and account specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a field collector and an account specialist. Additionally, an account specialist has an average salary of $42,586, which is higher than the $36,565 average annual salary of a field collector.

The top three skills for a field collector include customer service, payment arrangements and delinquent accounts. The most important skills for an account specialist are customer service, patients, and account management.

Field collector vs account specialist overview

	Field Collector	Account Specialist
Yearly salary	$36,565	$42,586
Hourly rate	$17.58	$20.47
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	48,085	116,010
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

Field collector vs account specialist salary

Field collectors and account specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Field Collector	Account Specialist
Average salary	$36,565	$42,586
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $42,000	Between $28,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between field collector and account specialist education

There are a few differences between a field collector and an account specialist in terms of educational background:

	Field Collector	Account Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Field collector vs account specialist demographics

Here are the differences between field collectors' and account specialists' demographics:

	Field Collector	Account Specialist
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%	Male, 32.2% Female, 67.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% Asian, 3.3% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 3.7% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between field collector and account specialist duties and responsibilities

Field collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Require to collect a payment towards PSEG accounts or temporarily disconnect electric and or gas services.
Disconnect customers gas services by shutting down and locking the meter and removing any rental equipment until unpaid balances are collect.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Receive FPL customer light bill payments and post amount paid to customer account.
Deposit large amount of money collect from FPL customer to the bank every day.

Account specialist example responsibilities.

Cultivate productive long-term relationships with all assign accounts, and manage all reporting and presentation needs for RFP's.
Manage a portfolio of accounts end to end RFP program execution inclusive of pricing, contracting, process and technology solutions.
Manage the daily correspondence from assign practices with keeping doctor/patient confidentiality under consideration along with HIPPA regulations.
Deliver exceptional customer service to hospital accounts and internal sales representatives in accordance to revenue recognition policies and HIPAA regulations.
Experience with CMS 1500 and UB-04 claims using HCPC/CPT codes as well as NDC codes
Monitor CMS and real time aux codes.

Field collector vs account specialist skills

Common field collector skills

Customer Service, 17%
Payment Arrangements, 16%
Delinquent Accounts, 10%
Customer Complaints, 9%
Disconnect, 8%
Due Balances, 6%

Common account specialist skills

Customer Service, 25%
Patients, 13%
Account Management, 6%
PowerPoint, 4%
Data Entry, 4%
Catheter, 3%