Fiscal technician vs accounting clerk

The differences between fiscal technicians and accounting clerks 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 technician and an accounting clerk. Additionally, a fiscal technician has an average salary of $38,696, which is higher than the $38,683 average annual salary of an accounting clerk.

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

Fiscal technician vs accounting clerk overview

	Fiscal Technician	Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,696	$38,683
Hourly rate	$18.60	$18.60
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	13,384	106,969
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

What does a fiscal technician do?

Fiscal technicians are the ones who are responsible for ensuring that there are no accounting inaccuracies for a client. They must also make sure that fraud and other discrepancies on accounts are seen and are solved. They are responsible for maintaining clean and reliable financial records by tracking transactions, doing inventories, verifying the truthfulness and accuracy of every entry, comparing folders, and keeping correct records secured.

What does an accounting clerk do?

Accounting clerks are employees assigned to manage administrative and clerical tasks in the accounting department. Accounting clerks handle office accounting records and ensure that files are properly labeled and stored. They validate records and check whether these are updated. They also sort through documents to ensure that they are in their proper storage bins. Aside from document handling, they also help with creating and validating financial statements and bookkeeping. As such, accounting clerks should have a strong background in accounting to manage their tasks better.

Fiscal technician vs accounting clerk salary

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

	Fiscal Technician	Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$38,696	$38,683
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $50,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Walnut, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	New York
Best paying company	Mt. San Antonio College	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Llp
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Government

Differences between fiscal technician and accounting clerk education

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

	Fiscal Technician	Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal technician vs accounting clerk demographics

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

	Fiscal Technician	Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 15.8% Female, 84.2%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fiscal technician and accounting clerk duties and responsibilities

Fiscal technician example responsibilities.

Manage finance operations of assign USPS location.
Analyze debtor and creditor ledgers and accounts daily to ensure accuracy.
Correspond with Medicaid, Medicare and insurance companies with regards to billing matters.
Keep vendor ledgers for each fiscal year and all back up documentation for invoices.
Review time reports for accuracy and complete reconciliations of retroactive payments.
Complete financial reconciliations for various accounts and assist in developing the budget and cost center analysis for management.

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Accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve open items by notifying employees and vendors of transaction discrepancies.
Assist in monthly financial close process by analyzing preliminary departmental expense reports and making necessary adjustments and accruals.
Develop a spreadsheet that pulls all data relate to project hours by operation from the ERP system.
Process all incoming payments receive via ACH, EFT, or the web; ensure accounts are accurately balance and reconcile.
Digitize proof of delivery receipts into ERP system (AS400) serving as an easy backup for employees to verify occurrence.

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Fiscal technician vs accounting clerk skills

Common fiscal technician skills

Financial Reports, 11%
Data Entry, 9%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Payroll, 8%
Word Processing, 4%
Customer Service, 4%

Common accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 15%
Customer Service, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Reconciliations, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
QuickBooks, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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