Voucher examiner vs bookkeeper

The differences between voucher examiners and bookkeepers 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 a bookkeeper. Additionally, a voucher examiner has an average salary of $45,925, which is higher than the $40,337 average annual salary of a bookkeeper.

The top three skills for a voucher examiner include travel vouchers, customer service and financial data. The most important skills for a bookkeeper are payroll tax returns, customer service, and reconciliations.

Voucher examiner vs bookkeeper overview

	Voucher Examiner	Bookkeeper
Yearly salary	$45,925	$40,337
Hourly rate	$22.08	$19.39
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,154	38,481
Job satisfaction	5	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Voucher examiner vs bookkeeper salary

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

	Voucher Examiner	Bookkeeper
Average salary	$45,925	$40,337
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $65,000	Between $30,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Alaska	New York
Best paying company	Defense Finance and Accounting Service	NTT Data International L.L.C.
Best paying industry	Government	Manufacturing

Differences between voucher examiner and bookkeeper education

There are a few differences between a voucher examiner and a bookkeeper in terms of educational background:

	Voucher Examiner	Bookkeeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Voucher examiner vs bookkeeper demographics

Here are the differences between voucher examiners' and bookkeepers' demographics:

	Voucher Examiner	Bookkeeper
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 15.4% Female, 84.6%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between voucher examiner and bookkeeper 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.

Bookkeeper example responsibilities.

Manage AR, prepare deposits and perform basic receptionist/customer service tasks in office.
Perform journal entries, balance ledger, perform bank reconciliations, control inventory, coordinate proper guest accommodation.
Post and update of daily sales and purchases into QuickBooks system.
Execute monthly collection of Medicaid surplus funds from clients on a monthly basis.
Post resident receipts, Medicaid remittance, and process adjusting entries to the A/R detail.
Work closely with QC personnel for the planning of tooling and the flow process of PWB's.

Voucher examiner vs bookkeeper skills

Common voucher examiner skills

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

Common bookkeeper skills

Payroll Tax Returns, 12%
Customer Service, 10%
Reconciliations, 10%
Data Entry, 7%
Journal Entries, 5%
Financial Transactions, 4%