Revenue audit clerk vs accounting technician

The differences between revenue audit clerks and accounting technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a revenue audit clerk and an accounting technician. Additionally, an accounting technician has an average salary of $41,337, which is higher than the $31,718 average annual salary of a revenue audit clerk.

The top three skills for a revenue audit clerk include journal entries, table games and internal controls. The most important skills for an accounting technician are customer service, financial reports, and payroll.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting technician overview

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Technician
Yearly salary	$31,718	$41,337
Hourly rate	$15.25	$19.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	77,031	39,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting technician salary

Revenue audit clerks and accounting technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average salary	$31,718	$41,337
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $31,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	W. R. Berkley
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between revenue audit clerk and accounting technician education

There are a few differences between a revenue audit clerk and an accounting technician in terms of educational background:

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting technician demographics

Here are the differences between revenue audit clerks' and accounting technicians' demographics:

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between revenue audit clerk and accounting technician duties and responsibilities

Revenue audit clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Used AutoCAD when working with the drawings submit by the engineers for approval.
Audit, prepare and input all manual payroll checks, void checks, and other pay adjustments.
Audit and review payroll voucher and registers to determine their accuracy, completeness and conformance with all rules and regulations.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Perform data entry using PeopleSoft software.

Accounting technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Reconcile the agency SPCC statement each month
Audit includes reviewing SPCC invoices and receipts to ensure appropriate tax exemptions are follow.
Analyze cases to determine if ICD-9 and CPT codes are covered benefits according to insurance's medical policy.
Apply GAAP following applicable federal regulations.
Maintain adherence to university accounting and GAAP standards.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting technician skills

Common revenue audit clerk skills

Journal Entries, 18%
Table Games, 11%
Internal Controls, 10%
Book Revenue, 9%
Front Desk, 8%
Data Entry, 8%

Common accounting technician skills

Customer Service, 12%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Data Entry, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%

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