Fiscal clerk vs office clerk

The differences between fiscal clerks and office clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a fiscal clerk, becoming an office clerk takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a fiscal clerk has an average salary of $44,645, which is higher than the $30,927 average annual salary of an office clerk.

The top three skills for a fiscal clerk include purchase orders, data entry and payroll. The most important skills for an office clerk are customer service, data entry, and telephone calls.

Fiscal clerk vs office clerk overview

	Fiscal Clerk	Office Clerk
Yearly salary	$44,645	$30,927
Hourly rate	$21.46	$14.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	67,160	106,497
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	51	47
Years of experience	6	2

Fiscal clerk vs office clerk salary

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Office Clerk
Average salary	$44,645	$30,927
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $55,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Englewood, CO
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between fiscal clerk and office clerk education

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Office Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Western Carolina University

Fiscal clerk vs office clerk demographics

Here are the differences between fiscal clerks' and office clerks' demographics:

	Fiscal Clerk	Office Clerk
Average age	51	47
Gender ratio	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%	Male, 23.3% Female, 76.7%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 7.9% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between fiscal clerk and office clerk 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.

Office clerk example responsibilities.

Complete medical records requests as specified under HIPAA regulations.
Scan EOB's and attach to payments in software system.
Perform electronic billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and HMO/PPO submissions.
Follow all HIPAA guidelines and safety rules as required within the healthcare policy.
Perform account analysis on credit balance accounts using insurance explanation of benefit information (EOB).
Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provide.

Fiscal clerk vs office clerk skills

Common fiscal clerk skills

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

Common office clerk skills

Customer Service, 21%
Data Entry, 18%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Payroll, 5%
Office Equipment, 4%
Office Machines, 3%