Senior receptionist vs receptionist/billing clerk

The differences between senior receptionists and receptionist/billing 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 senior receptionist and a receptionist/billing clerk. Additionally, a senior receptionist has an average salary of $32,182, which is higher than the $31,932 average annual salary of a receptionist/billing clerk.

The top three skills for a senior receptionist include front desk, telephone calls and reservations. The most important skills for a receptionist/billing clerk are patients, data entry, and customer service.

Senior receptionist vs receptionist/billing clerk overview

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,182	$31,932
Hourly rate	$15.47	$15.35
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	19,583	129,530
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Senior receptionist vs receptionist/billing clerk salary

Senior receptionists and receptionist/billing clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Average salary	$32,182	$31,932
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Maria, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Leggett & Platt
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior receptionist and receptionist/billing clerk education

There are a few differences between a senior receptionist and a receptionist/billing clerk in terms of educational background:

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Senior receptionist vs receptionist/billing clerk demographics

Here are the differences between senior receptionists' and receptionist/billing clerks' demographics:

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist/Billing Clerk
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 9.4% Female, 90.6%	Male, 7.2% Female, 92.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 25.0% Asian, 5.7% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior receptionist and receptionist/billing clerk duties and responsibilities

Senior receptionist example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Process daily schedule and emergency patients for admission, assist clients in the completion of require admission forms.
Handle busy patient flow including registering incoming patients and preparing their medical files.
Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Ship packages domestically and internationally via FedEx.com.

Receptionist/billing clerk example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Obtain and track all insurance referrals for patients with HMO products.
Coordinate in-processing of all patients, to include accurate insurance information and payments are entered correctly into office computer system.
Move from SNF billing to HMO outpatient billing and keep a large alpha current.
Maintain confidentiality and adherence to HIPAA guidelines.
Develop effective billing strategies for Medicaid recipients according to HIPPA rules and regulations.

Senior receptionist vs receptionist/billing clerk skills

Common senior receptionist skills

Front Desk, 10%
Telephone Calls, 10%
Reservations, 9%
Meeting Rooms, 8%
Patients, 8%
Phone Calls, 8%

Common receptionist/billing clerk skills

Patients, 25%
Data Entry, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Appointment Scheduling, 6%
Front Desk, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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