Billing and Posting Clerks
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.
What it pays
Billing and Posting Clerks earn a median of $23.32/hr — about $48,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $17.93/hr; the top 10% earn $32.55/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Billing and Posting Clerks earn a median of $23.32/hr — about $48,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $17.93/hr; the top 10% earn $32.55/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
- Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
- Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
- Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
- Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
- Verify signatures and required information on checks.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: High school diploma. Overall preparation: medium preparation (Job Zone 3 of 5).
The feel of the work
The work splits time indoors and out. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0.8% of billing and posting clerks are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are organized and detail-focused.
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Quick questions
- How much does a billing and posting clerk make?
- The median pay is $23.32 per hour — roughly $48,500 a year, with the real range running from about $17.93/hr (10th percentile) to $32.55/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a billing and posting clerk?
- The typical entry-level education is: High school diploma. Overall preparation level: medium preparation (Job Zone 3 of 5).
- What does a billing and posting clerk actually do all day?
- Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors. Resolve discrepancies in accounting records. Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.