Order desk clerk vs data entry/data coordinator

The differences between order desk 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 desk clerk and a data entry/data coordinator. Additionally, an order desk clerk has an average salary of $33,895, which is higher than the $32,296 average annual salary of a data entry/data coordinator.

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

Order desk clerk vs data entry/data coordinator overview

	Order Desk Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Yearly salary	$33,895	$32,296
Hourly rate	$16.30	$15.53
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	105,941	93,283
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Order desk clerk vs data entry/data coordinator salary

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

	Order Desk Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Average salary	$33,895	$32,296
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between order desk clerk and data entry/data coordinator education

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

	Order Desk Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Order desk clerk vs data entry/data coordinator demographics

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

	Order Desk Clerk	Data Entry/Data Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%	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 desk clerk and data entry/data coordinator duties and responsibilities

Order desk clerk example responsibilities.

Verify private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid; including advantage plans.
Secure HIPAA compliant authorizations to include cumulative dates of injury and protect health information.
Maintain objectivity when conducting outbound telephone surveys for various QVC departments to 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 desk clerk vs data entry/data coordinator skills

Common order desk clerk skills

Data Entry, 18%
Customer Service, 16%
Order Desk, 16%
Customer Orders, 10%
Order Entry, 7%
Purchase 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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