Voucher examiner vs accounting technician

The differences between voucher examiners and accounting technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a voucher examiner and an accounting technician. Additionally, a voucher examiner has an average salary of $45,925, which is higher than the $41,337 average annual salary of an accounting technician.

The top three skills for a voucher examiner include travel vouchers, customer service and financial data. The most important skills for an accounting technician are customer service, financial reports, and payroll.

Voucher examiner vs accounting technician overview

	Voucher Examiner	Accounting Technician
Yearly salary	$45,925	$41,337
Hourly rate	$22.08	$19.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,154	39,972
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Voucher examiner vs accounting technician salary

Voucher examiners and accounting technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Voucher Examiner	Accounting Technician
Average salary	$45,925	$41,337
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $65,000	Between $31,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	California
Best paying company	Defense Finance and Accounting Service	W. R. Berkley
Best paying industry	Government	Government

Differences between voucher examiner and accounting technician education

There are a few differences between a voucher examiner and an accounting technician in terms of educational background:

	Voucher Examiner	Accounting Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Voucher examiner vs accounting technician demographics

Here are the differences between voucher examiners' and accounting technicians' demographics:

	Voucher Examiner	Accounting Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between voucher examiner and accounting technician duties and responsibilities

Voucher examiner example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day activities during system operations, coordinates traveler profiles, organizational data and document flow procedures in DTS.
Provide full assistance to individuals planning travel itineraries including hotel reservations and other local service information.
Refer to DTR, JTR and JFTR to ensure proper authorizations.
Process a variety of complex permanent change of station (PCS) claims for civilian and military personnel.
Assist travelers with creating their initial orders in DTS as well as their voucher upon return from travel.
Provide local training for incoming finance personnel as well as traveled to other bases to provide civilian PCS training.

Accounting technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Reconcile the agency SPCC statement each month
Audit includes reviewing SPCC invoices and receipts to ensure appropriate tax exemptions are follow.
Analyze cases to determine if ICD-9 and CPT codes are covered benefits according to insurance's medical policy.
Apply GAAP following applicable federal regulations.
Maintain adherence to university accounting and GAAP standards.

Voucher examiner vs accounting technician skills

Common voucher examiner skills

Travel Vouchers, 18%
Customer Service, 10%
Financial Data, 10%
Vendor Payments, 9%
Veterans, 6%
Process Claims, 5%

Common accounting technician skills

Customer Service, 12%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Data Entry, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%

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