Sample collector vs collector

The differences between sample collectors and collectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a collector has an average salary of $34,872, which is higher than the $28,859 average annual salary of a sample collector.

The top three skills for a sample collector include water samples, laboratory analysis and pathogens. The most important skills for a collector are patients, customer service, and payment arrangements.

Sample collector vs collector overview

	Sample Collector	Collector
Yearly salary	$28,859	$34,872
Hourly rate	$13.87	$16.77
Growth rate	-3%	-8%
Number of jobs	3,390	23,948
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	45	46
Years of experience	-	12

Sample collector vs collector salary

Sample collectors and collectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sample Collector	Collector
Average salary	$28,859	$34,872
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $45,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Uline
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between sample collector and collector education

There are a few differences between a sample collector and a collector in terms of educational background:

	Sample Collector	Collector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sample collector vs collector demographics

Here are the differences between sample collectors' and collectors' demographics:

	Sample Collector	Collector
Average age	45	46
Gender ratio	Male, 72.4% Female, 27.6%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	8%

Differences between sample collector and collector duties and responsibilities

Sample collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Assist in GPS grid soil sampling, utilizing ATV's which include transporting them on highways and county roads.
Extract soil samples from farm land using GPS navigation.
Perform all hand calculations (beam deflection, stress analysis, fatigue loading) to support FEA results.
Present courses of blood borne pathogens physical and biological hazards associate with meat and poultry.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.

Collector example responsibilities.

Manage patient focuse reports, collection modules, provider/facility A/R, collections, patient discharge letters.
Monitor all assign accounts by reviewing the client's aging, manage all potential bad debit, DSO, aging.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Provide customer service via telephone and correspondence for patients and authorize representatives regarding outstanding patient accounts in accordance with facility protocol.
Verify and run eligibility on the following insurance, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal HMO, Medicare, Medicare HMO.
Provide excellent customer service while following HIPPA confidentiality laws.

Sample collector vs collector skills

Common sample collector skills

Water Samples, 72%
Laboratory Analysis, 9%
Pathogens, 9%
Sample Collection, 4%
GPS, 3%
Custody Forms, 3%

Common collector skills

Patients, 14%
Customer Service, 10%
Payment Arrangements, 10%
Excellent Interpersonal, 9%
Delinquent Accounts, 8%
Student Loans, 5%