Voucher examiner vs finance technician

The differences between voucher examiners and finance 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 a finance technician. Additionally, a voucher examiner has an average salary of $45,925, which is higher than the $45,251 average annual salary of a finance technician.

The top three skills for a voucher examiner include travel vouchers, customer service and financial data. The most important skills for a finance technician are financial reports, financial management, and review contracts.

Voucher examiner vs finance technician overview

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Technician
Yearly salary	$45,925	$45,251
Hourly rate	$22.08	$21.76
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,154	89,668
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Voucher examiner vs finance technician salary

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

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Technician
Average salary	$45,925	$45,251
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $65,000	Between $30,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Alaska	New York
Best paying company	Defense Finance and Accounting Service	Ernst & Young
Best paying industry	Government	Government

Differences between voucher examiner and finance technician education

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

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Voucher examiner vs finance technician demographics

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

	Voucher Examiner	Finance Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between voucher examiner and finance 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.

Finance technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Transmit data to MAJCOM, HQ USAF, & DoD timely.
Provide debt management for the DOD and service members.
Process and review documents associate with PCS, ETS, retirement and/or separation.
Ensure that obligations are correct, record, and submits vouchers to DFAS for processing.
Network and coordinate with DFAS, civilian personnel or other resources to resolve complex problems.

Voucher examiner vs finance technician skills

Common voucher examiner skills

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

Common finance technician skills

Financial Reports, 15%
Financial Management, 13%
Review Contracts, 10%
Financial Transactions, 8%
Treasury, 6%
Bonds, 4%