Invoice clerk vs billing specialist

The differences between invoice clerks and billing specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an invoice clerk, becoming a billing specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an invoice clerk has an average salary of $36,146, which is higher than the $35,624 average annual salary of a billing specialist.

The top three skills for an invoice clerk include data entry, customer service and purchase orders. The most important skills for a billing specialist are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Invoice clerk vs billing specialist overview

	Invoice Clerk	Billing Specialist
Yearly salary	$36,146	$35,624
Hourly rate	$17.38	$17.13
Growth rate	-5%	-3%
Number of jobs	70,289	55,205
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	51	46
Years of experience	6	2

Invoice clerk vs billing specialist salary

Invoice clerks and billing specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Invoice Clerk	Billing Specialist
Average salary	$36,146	$35,624
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Shakopee, MN	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Alaska	Delaware
Best paying company	Stratford Group	TIBCO Software
Best paying industry	Energy	Manufacturing

Differences between invoice clerk and billing specialist education

There are a few differences between an invoice clerk and a billing specialist in terms of educational background:

	Invoice Clerk	Billing Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Invoice clerk vs billing specialist demographics

Here are the differences between invoice clerks' and billing specialists' demographics:

	Invoice Clerk	Billing Specialist
Average age	51	46
Gender ratio	Male, 14.8% Female, 85.2%	Male, 12.7% Female, 87.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 7.4% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between invoice clerk and billing specialist duties and responsibilities

Invoice clerk example responsibilities.

Manage accounts payable (a/p) team, ensuring daily goals are met (500-1000 invoices/day).
Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Invoice, file, sort paperwork, enter data, some payroll, work front desk some.
Assist students with completing financial aid, work study, and appeals paperwork as well as doing the FAFSA on-line.
Analyze and troubleshot potential problematic discrepancies in financial reports and in-house guest reservations.
Scan BOL's over for billing.

Billing specialist example responsibilities.

Use of QuickBooks to manage vendors' accounts, set up filing system to maintain files and supporting billing documents.
Manage the daily correspondence with keeping doctor/patient confidentiality under consideration along with HIPPA regulations.
Use independent judgment, manage and impart confidential information appropriately per HIPAA regulations and company requirements.
Accept and process healthcare claims and confidential medical records; verify patient eligibility and manage the Medicare and Medicaid billing process.
Provide additional information/clarification for insurance claims using knowledge of CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes, as well as modifiers.
Assist staff with proper billing for patients, ensure proper coding using ICD-10, ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding.

Invoice clerk vs billing specialist skills

Common invoice clerk skills

Data Entry, 22%
Customer Service, 17%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
Payroll, 4%
Credit Card Payments, 3%

Common billing specialist skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 9%
Medical Billing, 7%
Medicaid, 6%
CPT, 3%