DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods. Excludes ?Medical Records Specialists? (29-2072).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	5,380	258	$21.94/hr	$0.23/hr	$16.08/hr	$18.57/hr	$21.83/hr	$24.87/hr	$29.07/hr
Minnesota	7,770	319	$21.12/hr	$0.19/hr	$15.60/hr	$17.62/hr	$20.91/hr	$24.22/hr	$28.31/hr
U S	466,450	3,732	$19.77/hr	$0.04/hr	$13.46/hr	$16.03/hr	$18.86/hr	$23.15/hr	$27.88/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Billing and Posting Clerks Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 2,040 $21.31/hr Professional and Business Services 1,890 $23.05/hr Financial Activities 680 $19.53/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 410 $20.67/hr Construction 120 $19.93/hr Manufacturing 90 $22.19/hr Public Administration 80 $27.28/hr Information 50 $21.77/hr

Other Regional Data For Billing and Posting Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 5,380 $21.83/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 540 $19.90/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 450 $19.14/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 440 $18.10/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 200 $17.79/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 180 $18.45/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 170 $19.25/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 160 $20.43/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 160 $16.50/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 110 $22.78/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 100 $18.96/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 100 $19.86/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	32,070	$19.27/hr	N/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	19,030	$20.94/hr	N/A
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	17,900	$22.71/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5,900	$22.73/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	4,110	$20.68/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	3,680	$23.05/hr	N/A
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,590	$26.23/hr	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	1,440	$15.22/hr	N/A
Data Entry Keyers	1,250	$17.77/hr	N/A
Procurement Clerks	730	$21.53/hr	N/A
New Accounts Clerks	480	$19.00/hr	N/A
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	390	$25.20/hr	N/A

• Compares previously prepared bank statements with canceled checks, prepares statements for distribution to customers, and reconciles discrepancies in records and accounts.
• Recovers checks returned to customer in error, adjusts customer account, and answers inquiries.
• Matches statement with batch of canceled checks by account number.
• Posts stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
• Takes orders for imprinted checks.
• Encodes and cancels checks, using machine.
• Keeps canceled checks and customer signature files.
• Routes statements for mailing or over-the-counter delivery to customers.
• Inserts statements and canceled checks in envelopes and affixes postage, or stuffs envelopes and meters postage.
• Computes amounts due from such documents as purchase orders, sales tickets, and charge slips.
• Updates manuals when rates, rules, or regulations are amended.
• Estimates market value of product or services.
• Answers mail and telephone inquiries regarding rates, routing, and procedures.
• Consults manuals which include rates, rules, regulations, and government tax and tariff information.
• Compiles cost factor reports, such as labor, production, storage, and equipment.
• Verifies compiled data from vendor invoices to ensure accuracy and revises billing data when errors are found.
• Resolves discrepancies on accounting records.
• Types billing documents, shipping labels, credit memorandums, and credit forms, using typewriter or computer.
• Keeps records of invoices and support documents.
• Compiles and computes credit terms, discounts, and purchase prices for billing documents.
• Calculates accounting and other numerical data, such as amounts customers owe, sales totals, and inventory data, using calculating machine.
• Transcribes data from office records, using specified forms, billing machine, and transcribing machine.
• Transfers data from machine, such as encoding machine, to computer.
• Bundles sorted documents to prepare those drawn on other banks for collection.
• Cleans machines, such as encoding or sorting machines, and replaces ribbons, film, and tape.
• Manually sorts and lists items for proof or collection.
• Observes operation of sorter to note document machine cannot read, and manually records amount, using keyboard.
• Compares machine totals to records for errors, and encodes correct amount or prepares correction record if error is found.
• Sorts and microfilms transaction documents, such as checks, using sorting machine.
• Encodes and adds amounts of transaction documents, such as checks or money orders, using encoding machine.
• Posts totals to records and prepares bill or invoice to be sent to customers, using billing machine.