Remittance clerk vs bookkeeper

The differences between remittance clerks and bookkeepers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a remittance clerk and a bookkeeper. Additionally, a bookkeeper has an average salary of $40,337, which is higher than the $28,795 average annual salary of a remittance clerk.

The top three skills for a remittance clerk include data entry, process payments and bank deposits. The most important skills for a bookkeeper are payroll tax returns, customer service, and reconciliations.

Remittance clerk vs bookkeeper overview

	Remittance Clerk	Bookkeeper
Yearly salary	$28,795	$40,337
Hourly rate	$13.84	$19.39
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,450	38,481
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Remittance clerk vs bookkeeper salary

Remittance clerks and bookkeepers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Remittance Clerk	Bookkeeper
Average salary	$28,795	$40,337
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $34,000	Between $30,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	NTT Data International L.L.C.
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between remittance clerk and bookkeeper education

There are a few differences between a remittance clerk and a bookkeeper in terms of educational background:

	Remittance Clerk	Bookkeeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Remittance clerk vs bookkeeper demographics

Here are the differences between remittance clerks' and bookkeepers' demographics:

	Remittance Clerk	Bookkeeper
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%	Male, 15.4% Female, 84.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between remittance clerk and bookkeeper duties and responsibilities

Remittance clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and complete revenue clearing, suspense, royalty payable, and GL reconciliations.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Maintain record of all revenue that comes in the office and reconcile with accountant, keep track of A/R
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Perform monthly bank and GL reconciliations for all accounts and provide variance analysis.
Respond to inquiries from internal organization and external customers regarding package processing, delivery information and services offer by USPS stores.

Bookkeeper example responsibilities.

Manage AR, prepare deposits and perform basic receptionist/customer service tasks in office.
Perform journal entries, balance ledger, perform bank reconciliations, control inventory, coordinate proper guest accommodation.
Post and update of daily sales and purchases into QuickBooks system.
Execute monthly collection of Medicaid surplus funds from clients on a monthly basis.
Post resident receipts, Medicaid remittance, and process adjusting entries to the A/R detail.
Work closely with QC personnel for the planning of tooling and the flow process of PWB's.

Remittance clerk vs bookkeeper skills

Common remittance clerk skills

Data Entry, 18%
Process Payments, 15%
Bank Deposits, 9%
OpEx, 8%
Check Payments, 6%
IRS, 5%

Common bookkeeper skills

Payroll Tax Returns, 12%
Customer Service, 10%
Reconciliations, 10%
Data Entry, 7%
Journal Entries, 5%
Financial Transactions, 4%