Telephone collector vs certified medical technician

The differences between telephone collectors and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a telephone collector and a certified medical technician. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, which is higher than the $35,823 average annual salary of a telephone collector.

The top three skills for a telephone collector include customer service, telephone calls and FDCPA. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Telephone collector vs certified medical technician overview

	Telephone Collector	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$35,823	$38,859
Hourly rate	$17.22	$18.68
Growth rate	-8%	5%
Number of jobs	3,762	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	46	44
Years of experience	12	12

Telephone collector vs certified medical technician salary

Telephone collectors and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Telephone Collector	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$35,823	$38,859
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $41,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between telephone collector and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a telephone collector and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Telephone Collector	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	University of Connecticut

Telephone collector vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between telephone collectors' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Telephone Collector	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	46	44
Gender ratio	Male, 35.4% Female, 64.6%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between telephone collector and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Telephone collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Comply with all state and federal regulations (ACA & FDCPA).
Contact debtor's attorneys to discuss debtor's intentions throughout bankruptcy process.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Arrange collection of collateral or retention agreements with debtors post bankruptcy.
Utilize various skip-tracing services such as Accurint and TheWorkNumber in order to locate consumers and verify employment for account recovery purposes.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Telephone collector vs certified medical technician skills

Common telephone collector skills

Customer Service, 43%
Telephone Calls, 23%
FDCPA, 10%
Past Due Accounts, 10%
Debtor, 8%
Computer System, 8%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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