Posting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk

The differences between posting clerks and accounts receivable clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a posting clerk, becoming an accounts receivable clerk takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a posting clerk has an average salary of $37,587, which is higher than the $36,425 average annual salary of an accounts receivable clerk.

The top three skills for a posting clerk include data entry, patients and patient accounts. The most important skills for an accounts receivable clerk are customer service, data entry, and collection calls.

Posting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk overview

	Posting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Yearly salary	$37,587	$36,425
Hourly rate	$18.07	$17.51
Growth rate	-3%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,943	87,935
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	46	51
Years of experience	12	6

Posting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk salary

Posting clerks and accounts receivable clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Posting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average salary	$37,587	$36,425
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $47,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Buffalo, NY	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Michigan	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Pacific Medical	IBM
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Finance

Differences between posting clerk and accounts receivable clerk education

There are a few differences between a posting clerk and an accounts receivable clerk in terms of educational background:

	Posting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Posting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk demographics

Here are the differences between posting clerks' and accounts receivable clerks' demographics:

	Posting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average age	46	51
Gender ratio	Male, 19.9% Female, 80.1%	Male, 13.7% Female, 86.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 7.2% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between posting clerk and accounts receivable clerk duties and responsibilities

Posting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage finance operations of assign USPS location.
Process transactions including, ACH information, payments and NSF fees.
Assist with monthly account reconciliations, perform reconciliation of cash accounts and researched/follow up with age or outstanding items.
Enter numeric data into PeopleSoft system and research unidentify cash payments receive from customers.
Respond to inquiries from internal organization and external customers regarding package processing, delivery information and services offer by USPS stores.

Accounts receivable clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and monitor weekly bank deposit runs and record deposits into QuickBooks.
Manage profitable accounts receivable ledgers for existing and new clientele maintaining accuracy of monies enter to appropriate relate account.
Obtain online reports of bank transactions, including deposits, ACH, EFT and wire payments from multiple banking institutions.
Utilize QuickBooks accounting software for billing/invoices, generate statements.
Perform necessary adjustments using knowledge of Medicare and all third party insurance.
Investigate and resolve any out-of-balances including credit card discrepancies / lockbox exceptions.

Posting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk skills

Common posting clerk skills

Data Entry, 17%
Patients, 16%
Patient Accounts, 11%
Medicaid, 7%
Computer System, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 6%

Common accounts receivable clerk skills

Customer Service, 12%
Data Entry, 9%
Collection Calls, 8%
Financial Data, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 5%
Process Payments, 5%

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