Receptionist/administrator support vs billing administrator

The differences between receptionist/administrator supports and billing administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a receptionist/administrator support and a billing administrator. Additionally, a billing administrator has an average salary of $39,442, which is higher than the $31,863 average annual salary of a receptionist/administrator support.

The top three skills for a receptionist/administrator support include data entry, customer service and phone calls. The most important skills for a billing administrator are data entry, patients, and billing issues.

Receptionist/administrator support vs billing administrator overview

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Billing Administrator
Yearly salary	$31,863	$39,442
Hourly rate	$15.32	$18.96
Growth rate	-8%	-3%
Number of jobs	151,618	71,952
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	50	46
Years of experience	2	2

Receptionist/administrator support vs billing administrator salary

Receptionist/administrator supports and billing administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Billing Administrator
Average salary	$31,863	$39,442
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $30,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Napa, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	The Opportunity Alliance	Buckley King
Best paying industry	Technology	Construction

Differences between receptionist/administrator support and billing administrator education

There are a few differences between a receptionist/administrator support and a billing administrator in terms of educational background:

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Billing Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Receptionist/administrator support vs billing administrator demographics

Here are the differences between receptionist/administrator supports' and billing administrators' demographics:

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Billing Administrator
Average age	50	46
Gender ratio	Male, 6.6% Female, 93.4%	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between receptionist/administrator support and billing administrator duties and responsibilities

Receptionist/administrator support example responsibilities.

Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Prepare miscellaneous presentations using PowerPoint, prepare minutes from weekly staff meetings.
Take care of payroll tasks, go into system and retain any subs need for upcoming vacancies.
File and archive client documentation by collating, scanning and storing into client file in global network.
Process payroll and maintain attendance records for personnel.
Prepare high-level meeting presentation material and handouts, which include creating/modifying PowerPoint presentations, utilizing, and advance PowerPoint skills.

Billing administrator example responsibilities.

Manage facility procedures relate to insurance and billing and solve patients' queries regarding their insurance renewal and expiry.
Perform coding of inpatient/outpatient office, endoscopy, & pathology services and ensure proper assignment of ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Experience with CMS FISS systems.
Coordinate HCPC and ICD-9 codes for billing.
Reconcile JDE invoicing reports to CMS invoicing reports.
Implement corporate or departmental policies, HIPAA compliance, and service standards in conjunction with clinical and billing.

Receptionist/administrator support vs billing administrator skills

Common receptionist/administrator support skills

Data Entry, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Phone Calls, 11%
Front Desk, 10%
Inbound Calls, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 5%

Common billing administrator skills

Data Entry, 12%
Patients, 12%
Billing Issues, 7%
Financial Reports, 4%
Billing System, 4%
Medical Billing, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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