Voucher examiner vs finance clerk

The differences between voucher examiners and finance clerks 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 finance clerk. Additionally, a voucher examiner has an average salary of $45,925, which is higher than the $39,225 average annual salary of a finance clerk.

The top three skills for a voucher examiner include travel vouchers, customer service and financial data. The most important skills for a finance clerk are data entry, purchase orders, and HR.

Voucher examiner vs finance clerk overview

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Clerk
Yearly salary	$45,925	$39,225
Hourly rate	$22.08	$18.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,154	143,372
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Voucher examiner vs finance clerk salary

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

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Clerk
Average salary	$45,925	$39,225
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $65,000	Between $27,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Alaska	New York
Best paying company	Defense Finance and Accounting Service	United States Courts
Best paying industry	Government	Government

Differences between voucher examiner and finance clerk education

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

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Voucher examiner vs finance clerk demographics

Here are the differences between voucher examiners' and finance clerks' demographics:

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between voucher examiner and finance clerk 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.

Finance clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Collaborate with insurance company representatives, case managers and physicians to obtain treatment authorization for potential kidney and kidney/pancreas transplant patients.
Write checks in the QuickBooks software to vendors and to reimburse employees.
Establish customer files in QuickBooks, write and test work instructions for clients, log and close complete files.
Produce PowerPoint presentations in order to brief the command team of the on goings within the company.
Used an automate information system (PeopleSoft) to edit, modify, and verify customers personal and payment information.

Voucher examiner vs finance clerk skills

Common voucher examiner skills

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

Common finance clerk skills

Data Entry, 16%
Purchase Orders, 9%
HR, 5%
Bank Statements, 5%
Bank Deposits, 5%
Credit Card, 4%