Fiscal clerk vs accounting technician

The differences between fiscal clerks and accounting technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a fiscal clerk and an accounting technician. Additionally, a fiscal clerk has an average salary of $44,645, which is higher than the $41,337 average annual salary of an accounting technician.

The top three skills for a fiscal clerk include purchase orders, data entry and payroll. The most important skills for an accounting technician are customer service, financial reports, and payroll.

Fiscal clerk vs accounting technician overview

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounting Technician
Yearly salary	$44,645	$41,337
Hourly rate	$21.46	$19.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	67,160	39,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal clerk vs accounting technician salary

Fiscal clerks and accounting technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average salary	$44,645	$41,337
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $55,000	Between $31,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	W. R. Berkley
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between fiscal clerk and accounting technician education

There are a few differences between a fiscal clerk and an accounting technician in terms of educational background:

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounting Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal clerk vs accounting technician demographics

Here are the differences between fiscal clerks' and accounting technicians' demographics:

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fiscal clerk and accounting technician duties and responsibilities

Fiscal clerk example responsibilities.

Manage finance operations of assign USPS location.
Serve on the AEM advisory committee.
Process Medicaid remittance reports for payment.
Process payroll, new hire orientation, health benefits, garnishments, cobra and other various duties.
Handle payroll and billing, calculate total hours of labor, separate the associated costs and receipts, and perform filing.
Prepare timely and accurate reconciliations of all bank accounts, including investigation and resolution of reconciling items.

Accounting technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Reconcile the agency SPCC statement each month
Audit includes reviewing SPCC invoices and receipts to ensure appropriate tax exemptions are follow.
Analyze cases to determine if ICD-9 and CPT codes are covered benefits according to insurance's medical policy.
Apply GAAP following applicable federal regulations.
Maintain adherence to university accounting and GAAP standards.

Fiscal clerk vs accounting technician skills

Common fiscal clerk skills

Purchase Orders, 16%
Data Entry, 16%
Payroll, 16%
Database Systems, 8%
Bank Deposits, 7%
Defense Travel System, 6%

Common accounting technician skills

Customer Service, 12%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Data Entry, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%

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