Schedule clerk vs senior clerk

The differences between schedule clerks and senior 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 schedule clerk and a senior clerk. Additionally, a schedule clerk has an average salary of $31,818, which is higher than the $30,664 average annual salary of a senior clerk.

The top three skills for a schedule clerk include patients, medical terminology and patient care. The most important skills for a senior clerk are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Schedule clerk vs senior clerk overview

	Schedule Clerk	Senior Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,818	$30,664
Hourly rate	$15.30	$14.74
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	112,225	86,133
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

What does a schedule clerk do?

Schedule clerks assist the administrative staff in scheduling work for the staff. They schedule and organize clerical activities in a facility and manage appointments of patients and doctors. These clerks are tasked to inform patients about financial assistance opportunities, ensure compliance with corporate standards in clerical scheduling tasks, and greet patients and guests. They may provide medical records information by answering the request of patients, law firms, and government agencies. Additionally, they implement plans to communicate on patient changes for converting paper medical records to electronic medical records.

What does a senior clerk do?

Senior clerks direct the fulfillment of administrative and clerical tasks for a company, which includes managing and organizing paperwork, records, mail, and other office resources. They may also perform auditing invoices, managing accounts for clients and merchants, compiling reports, and making certain the company complied with the policies. Additionally, they routinely manage sensitive data, like bank account data. Qualifications for this career include basic computer knowledge, mathematical skills, experience with customer service as well as able to design a detailed record system in an office environment.

Schedule clerk vs senior clerk salary

Schedule clerks and senior clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Schedule Clerk	Senior Clerk
Average salary	$31,818	$30,664
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Tracy, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between schedule clerk and senior clerk education

There are a few differences between a schedule clerk and a senior clerk in terms of educational background:

	Schedule Clerk	Senior Clerk
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Schedule clerk vs senior clerk demographics

Here are the differences between schedule clerks' and senior clerks' demographics:

	Schedule Clerk	Senior Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 8.0% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between schedule clerk and senior clerk duties and responsibilities

Schedule clerk example responsibilities.

Manage front office check-in, insurance verification and certifications from doctors.
Interact with patients and physician offices to schedule radiology, cardiology, respiratory and nuclear medicine procedures.
Use and knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Assign ICD-9-CM codes to inpatient records.
Maintain confidentiality of all information as per HIPAA guidelines.
Stock hardware, groceries, face shelves and bag groceries.

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Senior clerk example responsibilities.

Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Operate a POS system to itemize and complete customer purchase.
Supervise employees and run nightly closing financial reports for all restaurants in the resort.
Provide administrative support for meeting logistics and catering.
Monitor payroll for centers and marketing company to ensure accuracy.
Design PowerPoint documents along with plot charts to enhance presentations.

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Schedule clerk vs senior clerk skills

Common schedule clerk skills

Patients, 33%
Medical Terminology, 7%
Patient Care, 5%
Surgery, 5%
Data Entry, 4%
Phone Calls, 4%

Common senior clerk skills

Customer Service, 19%
Data Entry, 13%
Patients, 9%
Phone Calls, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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