Voucher examiner vs payment processor

The differences between voucher examiners and payment processors 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 payment processor. Additionally, a voucher examiner has an average salary of $45,925, which is higher than the $34,030 average annual salary of a payment processor.

The top three skills for a voucher examiner include travel vouchers, customer service and financial data. The most important skills for a payment processor are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Voucher examiner vs payment processor overview

	Voucher Examiner	Payment Processor
Yearly salary	$45,925	$34,030
Hourly rate	$22.08	$16.36
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,154	33,161
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Voucher examiner vs payment processor salary

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

	Voucher Examiner	Payment Processor
Average salary	$45,925	$34,030
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $65,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Defense Finance and Accounting Service	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	Government	Insurance

Differences between voucher examiner and payment processor education

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

	Voucher Examiner	Payment Processor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Voucher examiner vs payment processor demographics

Here are the differences between voucher examiners' and payment processors' demographics:

	Voucher Examiner	Payment Processor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 21.5% Female, 78.5%
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, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between voucher examiner and payment processor 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.

Payment processor example responsibilities.

Manage and review all incoming discounts and electronic contractual adjustments for accuracy per the negotiated Medicaid and Medicare contracts ;.
Maintain daily transactions for customer payments and various bank accounts using Quickbooks to track transactions.
Prepare and print all reports for EDI processing.
Maintain client customer confidentiality and HIPAA regulations with all data handling and transfers.
Uphold and reinforce compliance with hospital policies and federal regulations such as HIPAA.
Investigate and take corrective action regarding invoices reject by system or through EDI.

Voucher examiner vs payment processor skills

Common voucher examiner skills

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

Common payment processor skills

Customer Service, 15%
Patients, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
ACH, 8%
Phone Calls, 5%
Credit Card Payments, 4%