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Billing and Posting Clerks in Pennsylvania

Thinking about a career as a Billing and Posting Clerks in Pennsylvania? Below are the key facts. 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).

What do Billing and Posting Clerks Make in Pennsylvania?

The billing and posting clerks working in Pennsylvania, wages run about $45,900 per year (or about $22.07/hour).Earnings range from $35,880 at the 10th percentile to $63,270 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$35,880	$17.25
25th percentile	$39,370	$18.93
Median (50th)	$45,900	$22.07
75th percentile	$55,440	$26.66
90th percentile	$63,270	$30.42

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Pennsylvania relative to the national average — is 1.03.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, billing and posting clerks earn a median of $30,657 per year ($14.74/hour), above the Pennsylvania median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 834,966 billing and posting clerks nationwide. In Pennsylvania alone, around 16,840 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 5,360 billing and posting clerks.

Top Pennsylvania Metros for Billing and Posting Clerks

The metro areas below employ the most billing and posting clerks in Pennsylvania.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8,370	$50,330
Pittsburgh, PA	3,320	$43,810
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	950	$46,420
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	850	$46,090
Lancaster, PA	720	$45,460
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	590	$42,290
Reading, PA	460	$45,770
York-Hanover, PA	430	$43,820
Erie, PA	280	$44,260
Altoona, PA	170	$41,190
Johnstown, PA	130	$37,260
State College, PA	130	$45,310
Chambersburg, PA	120	$44,200
Williamsport, PA	120	$42,620
Lebanon, PA	100	$44,380
Gettysburg, PA	60	$43,070

Top States for Billing and Posting Clerks Employment

View the states that employ the most billing and posting clerks work.

State	Number Employed
California	42,110
Texas	34,310
New York	31,720
Florida	27,910
Ohio	17,890
Illinois	17,280
Pennsylvania	16,840
Michigan	14,340
Georgia	14,330
Washington	13,350
New Jersey	12,670
Arizona	10,330
Tennessee	9,950
Wisconsin	9,030
North Carolina	8,810
Missouri	8,690
Massachusetts	8,320
Virginia	8,100
Indiana	7,740
Colorado	7,430

Highest-Paying States for Billing and Posting Clerks

Where billing and posting clerks earn the most: billing and posting clerks.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$74,560
Washington	$56,230
California	$54,240
Massachusetts	$52,870
Minnesota	$52,720
Rhode Island	$52,310
Alaska	$51,700
New York	$51,620
Oregon	$51,060
Delaware	$50,960

Skills

Top billing and posting clerks skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for billing and posting clerks, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• 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.
• Keep records of invoices and support documents.
• Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods.
• Contact customers to obtain or relay account information.
• Route statements for mailing or over-the-counter delivery to customers.
• Monitor equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Fix minor problems, such as equipment jams, and notify repair personnel of major equipment problems.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Getting Information
• Processing Information
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Performing Administrative Activities
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Analyzing Data or Information

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Epic Systems, Intuit QuickBooks In-demand technologies: Accounting software

Related Careers

Other careers like billing and posting clerks include:

• Financial Managers
• Accountants and Auditors
• Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
• Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• Bill and Account Collectors

Also Known As

Account Clerk, Account Services Representative (Accounts Services Rep), Accounting Assistant, Accounting Machine Operator, Accounts Adjustable Clerk, Accounts Analyst, Accounts Payable Analyst, Accounts Payable Associate, Accounts Payable Clerk, Accounts Payable Coordinator, Accounts Receivable Analyst, Accounts Receivable Clerk (AR Clerk), Accounts Receivable Coordinator (AR Coordinator), Accounts Service Representative (Accounts Service Rep), Adding Machine Operator.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-3021.00