Pricing clerk vs pricing specialist

The differences between pricing clerks and pricing specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pricing specialist has an average salary of $73,472, which is higher than the $27,901 average annual salary of a pricing clerk.

The top three skills for a pricing clerk include data entry, front end and sales floor. The most important skills for a pricing specialist are powerpoint, work ethic, and pricing strategy.

Pricing clerk vs pricing specialist overview

	Pricing Clerk	Pricing Specialist
Yearly salary	$27,901	$73,472
Hourly rate	$13.41	$35.32
Growth rate	1%	19%
Number of jobs	69,897	58,317
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	38	44
Years of experience	-	-

Pricing clerk vs pricing specialist salary

Pricing clerks and pricing specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pricing Clerk	Pricing Specialist
Average salary	$27,901	$73,472
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $48,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Reno, NV
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Nokia
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between pricing clerk and pricing specialist education

There are a few differences between a pricing clerk and a pricing specialist in terms of educational background:

	Pricing Clerk	Pricing Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Pricing clerk vs pricing specialist demographics

Here are the differences between pricing clerks' and pricing specialists' demographics:

	Pricing Clerk	Pricing Specialist
Average age	38	44
Gender ratio	Male, 19.1% Female, 80.9%	Male, 36.8% Female, 63.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	11%

Differences between pricing clerk and pricing specialist duties and responsibilities

Pricing clerk example responsibilities.

Manage vendor claims processing by ensuring all items are on file and the stores have the correct information in the AS400.
Support in the annual GMP orientation to associates that do not attend initial training.
Review and verify payroll reports for accuracy and makes necessary adjustments or corrections through journal entries or other establish procedure.
Count daily out of stocks using the Telxon handheld, and enter the information onto the Safeway intranet for ordering purposes.

Pricing specialist example responsibilities.

Utilize VBA to automate tasks and increase productivity by significantly decreasing report completion time.
Perform research of all bad debt accounts, outstanding checks, statements, bank information and all wire transfers including ACH.
Process all derivative trades to valuation systems.
Review and report stopped items base on OFAC regulations.
Review all OFAC hits and process all false hits.
Research and clear quality issues for FHA and conventional loans.

Pricing clerk vs pricing specialist skills

Common pricing clerk skills

Data Entry, 21%
Front End, 18%
Sales Floor, 13%
POS, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Groceries, 6%

Common pricing specialist skills

PowerPoint, 11%
Work Ethic, 10%
Pricing Strategy, 8%
Data Entry, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Strong Analytical, 6%