Principal account clerk vs senior clerk

The differences between principal account clerks and senior clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a principal account clerk, becoming a senior clerk takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a principal account clerk has an average salary of $32,077, which is higher than the $30,664 average annual salary of a senior clerk.

The top three skills for a principal account clerk include payroll processing, purchase orders and data entry. The most important skills for a senior clerk are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Principal account clerk vs senior clerk overview

	Principal Account Clerk	Senior Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,077	$30,664
Hourly rate	$15.42	$14.74
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	157,387	86,133
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	51	47
Years of experience	6	2

Principal account clerk vs senior clerk salary

Principal account clerks and senior clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Principal Account Clerk	Senior Clerk
Average salary	$32,077	$30,664
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Tracy, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between principal account clerk and senior clerk education

There are a few differences between a principal account clerk and a senior clerk in terms of educational background:

	Principal Account Clerk	Senior Clerk
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Principal account clerk vs senior clerk demographics

Here are the differences between principal account clerks' and senior clerks' demographics:

	Principal Account Clerk	Senior Clerk
Average age	51	47
Gender ratio	Male, 18.3% Female, 81.7%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 8.0% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between principal account clerk and senior clerk duties and responsibilities

Principal account clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Prepare garnishments for processing into PeopleSoft as well as notifying employees and the different garnishing services.
Close patient contact, appropriate decision-making concerning patient financial affairs and coordination between patients and third-party sponsorship for further financial assistance.
Process and file claims against courier or ATM owners for shortages unresolve.
Respond to inquiries from internal organization and external customers regarding package processing, delivery information and services offer by USPS stores.

Senior clerk example responsibilities.

Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Operate a POS system to itemize and complete customer purchase.
Supervise employees and run nightly closing financial reports for all restaurants in the resort.
Provide administrative support for meeting logistics and catering.
Monitor payroll for centers and marketing company to ensure accuracy.
Design PowerPoint documents along with plot charts to enhance presentations.

Principal account clerk vs senior clerk skills

Common principal account clerk skills

Payroll Processing, 23%
Purchase Orders, 16%
Data Entry, 13%
Journal Entries, 10%
Vendor Checks, 9%
Reconciliations, 8%

Common senior clerk skills

Customer Service, 19%
Data Entry, 13%
Patients, 9%
Phone Calls, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%