Ledger clerk vs purchaser

The differences between ledger clerks and purchasers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a ledger clerk and a purchaser. Additionally, a purchaser has an average salary of $50,031, which is higher than the $33,104 average annual salary of a ledger clerk.

The top three skills for a ledger clerk include general ledger, balance sheet accounts and data entry. The most important skills for a purchaser are purchase orders, FDA, and POS.

Ledger clerk vs purchaser overview

	Ledger Clerk	Purchaser
Yearly salary	$33,104	$50,031
Hourly rate	$15.92	$24.05
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	66,670	6,852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	51	48
Years of experience	6	6

Ledger clerk vs purchaser salary

Ledger clerks and purchasers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ledger Clerk	Purchaser
Average salary	$33,104	$50,031
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $40,000	Between $36,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Atlantic City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Barnes Group
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between ledger clerk and purchaser education

There are a few differences between a ledger clerk and a purchaser in terms of educational background:

	Ledger Clerk	Purchaser
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Ledger clerk vs purchaser demographics

Here are the differences between ledger clerks' and purchasers' demographics:

	Ledger Clerk	Purchaser
Average age	51	48
Gender ratio	Male, 23.4% Female, 76.6%	Male, 49.2% Female, 50.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 7.7% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between ledger clerk and purchaser duties and responsibilities

Ledger clerk example responsibilities.

Manage multiple deadlines for numerous payroll divisions and complex division budget reports with accurately and efficiently.
Account reconciliations, post journal entries, trial balance, work at registration.
Perform month-end closing including journal entry preparations and account reconciliations.
Record daily cash transactions and perform bank reconciliation to assure that corporate funds/assets are maintain and assets are protect.
Prepare accounting entries for the AS400 accounting software.
Review and reconcile transaction reports in AS400 to isolate discrepancies that need additional research.

Purchaser example responsibilities.

Purchase components for production; run daily production schedule; manage inventory of items; source alternative items for production
Work extensively with customers to identify business and project requirements through RFI's, RFP's, and RFQ's.
Handle RFQ (request for quotation) and the RFB (request for bid).
Insure day to day operations run smoothly.
Operate ERP system in factory and keep the data update.
Order parts & MRO items as needed for production workers.

Ledger clerk vs purchaser skills

Common ledger clerk skills

General Ledger, 36%
Balance Sheet Accounts, 14%
Data Entry, 13%
Reconciliations, 13%
Invoice, 5%
Bank Accounts, 4%

Common purchaser skills

Purchase Orders, 38%
FDA, 7%
POS, 6%
Commodities, 5%
Logistics, 4%
Expedite, 3%