Reviewer vs registration clerk

The differences between reviewers and registration clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a reviewer and a registration clerk. Additionally, a reviewer has an average salary of $48,691, which is higher than the $30,061 average annual salary of a registration clerk.

The top three skills for a reviewer include patients, healthcare and home health. The most important skills for a registration clerk are patients, medical terminology, and customer service.

Reviewer vs registration clerk overview

	Reviewer	Registration Clerk
Yearly salary	$48,691	$30,061
Hourly rate	$23.41	$14.45
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	2,286	123,390
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 28%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

What does a reviewer do?

A reviewer specializes in providing constructive and insightful feedback over forms of literature, goods, or services. Moreover, a reviewer is primarily responsible for examining and understanding all aspects of a product, remaining professional and unbiased, relaying areas needing improvement, and suggesting ways to make the product better. A reviewer may work in a company while under the supervision of a manager; one may also work as an independent entity, which will require building a platform from scratch and producing necessary marketing materials such as videos and photos.

What does a registration clerk do?

A registration clerk is responsible for performing administrative and clerical tasks for patients' admission in a health care setting. Registration clerks assist patients with filling out hospital forms, verifying their medical histories, and confirming their insurance details. They also respond to the patients' inquiries and concerns, as well as directing them to the appropriate facility for their medical needs. A registration clerk must have excellent communication and organizational skills, especially on managing appointments and ensuring that the patients receive the highest quality of health care.

Reviewer vs registration clerk salary

Reviewers and registration clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Reviewer	Registration Clerk
Average salary	$48,691	$30,061
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $71,000	Between $22,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Oregon	California
Best paying company	Apple	Hancock Wellness
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between reviewer and registration clerk education

There are a few differences between a reviewer and a registration clerk in terms of educational background:

	Reviewer	Registration Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Reviewer vs registration clerk demographics

Here are the differences between reviewers' and registration clerks' demographics:

	Reviewer	Registration Clerk
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 36.6% Female, 63.4%	Male, 11.8% Female, 88.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 4.4% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between reviewer and registration clerk duties and responsibilities

Reviewer example responsibilities.

Manage afive person team responsible for covering scope, assigning, analysis and then final review ofInvestigation ROI.
Review HUD-1, GFE, TIL and disclosures with the requirements of RESPA and TILA.
Work as a team member, reviewing and compiling GC and HPLC data.
Confirm federal, VA and state compliances, also maintain CRA, HMDA and RESPA compliance records.
Review documents to evaluate and assign dollar values to claims resulting from the 2010 BP oil spill.
Review contemporary fiction and non-fiction base on story, pace, characters, ending, and layout.

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Registration clerk example responsibilities.

Use EMR software to manage patient records and files, reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Perform EKG for cardiac patients.
Verify eligibility for Medicaid patients register through insurance websites.
Conduct initial intake interview and register patients for hospital procedures and day surgery.
Register patients, including radiology inpatient and outpatient for medical services accordance of insurance guidelines.
Procure past EKG and additional information as per physicians request from ALTHA.

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Reviewer vs registration clerk skills

Common reviewer skills

Patients, 13%
Healthcare, 10%
Home Health, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Excellent Time Management, 7%
CMS, 5%

Common registration clerk skills

Patients, 40%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Patient Registration, 3%
Computer System, 3%
Insurance Verification, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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