Order clerk vs data entry/data coordinator

The differences between order clerks and data entry/data coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an order clerk and a data entry/data coordinator. Additionally, a data entry/data coordinator has an average salary of $32,296, which is higher than the $31,842 average annual salary of an order clerk.

The top three skills for an order clerk include customer service, purchase orders and data entry. The most important skills for a data entry/data coordinator are mental health, community resources, and order entry.

Order clerk vs data entry/data coordinator overview

	Order Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Yearly salary	$31,842	$32,296
Hourly rate	$15.31	$15.53
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	82,089	93,283
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Order clerk vs data entry/data coordinator salary

Order clerks and data entry/data coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Order Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Average salary	$31,842	$32,296
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	-
Highest paying state	Nevada	-
Best paying company	Costco Wholesale	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between order clerk and data entry/data coordinator education

There are a few differences between an order clerk and a data entry/data coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Order Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Order clerk vs data entry/data coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between order clerks' and data entry/data coordinators' demographics:

	Order Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%	Male, 23.3% Female, 76.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between order clerk and data entry/data coordinator duties and responsibilities

Order clerk example responsibilities.

Truck load orders within the WMS system.
Work with AS400 software to input warehouse merchandise.
Enter crude oil run tickets into AS400 for calculation.
Coordinate with freight forwarders to expedite international shipments.
Input order entries for Comcast sales representatives.
Enter the Comcast billing system to change or set up services to new/existing customers.

Data entry/data coordinator example responsibilities.

Review medical clinical data and match it against specify medical terms, ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Identify appropriateness of ICD-9 diagnostic and CPT procedural coding from charge documents receive from the clinical departments.
Supervise a staff of 12 data entry clerks that process all nursing home billing claims for Medicaid on a monthly basis.
Execute all data entry into AS400 system.
Process EDI as well as web store orders.
Compile payroll data, enter data, compute and post wages.

Order clerk vs data entry/data coordinator skills

Common order clerk skills

Customer Service, 17%
Purchase Orders, 17%
Data Entry, 13%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Logistics, 6%
Customer Orders, 5%

Common data entry/data coordinator skills

Mental Health, 20%
Community Resources, 14%
Order Entry, 13%
HIPAA, 12%
Community Agencies, 8%
Correctional, 7%

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