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title: "Billing and Posting Clerk"
description: "Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services…"
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last-updated: "2026-08-23T15:56:39.581Z"
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# Billing and Posting Clerk

**Category:** Office and Administrative Support · **SOC code:** 43-3021 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 43-3021.00

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.

Also advertised as: Account Services Representative (Accounts Services Rep); Biller; Billing Clerk; Billing Coordinator; Item Processing Clerk (IP Clerk); Medical Biller; Pre-Audit Clerk; Statement Clerk.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $48,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $23.32/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $37,290 to $67,710, with the middle half between $42,840 and $58,290
- **Total US employment:** 404,060
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Some preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** -0.4% over 2024–2034 (BLS EP, 2024–2034)
- **Annual job openings:** 42,200 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 8/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 404,060 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $37,290 |
| 25th | $42,840 |
| 50th (median) | $48,500 |
| 75th | $58,290 |
| 90th | $67,710 |
| Mean (average) | $51,070 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DC | $64,330 | $58,534 | 530 |
| CA | $56,260 | $50,813 | 41,290 |
| MA | $56,110 | $53,056 | 7,430 |
| WA | $56,090 | $52,414 | 11,960 |
| MN | $55,810 | $56,590 | 6,300 |
| NY | $53,320 | $49,407 | 32,770 |
| RI | $52,910 | $51,731 | 980 |
| CO | $52,670 | $51,110 | 8,170 |
| MD | $52,210 | $49,743 | 5,960 |
| AK | $52,170 | $50,968 | 370 |
| DE | $52,110 | $52,210 | 1,270 |
| CT | $52,000 | $50,188 | 4,170 |
| OR | $51,860 | $50,174 | 5,030 |
| NJ | $51,750 | $47,562 | 14,910 |
| HI | $51,240 | $46,603 | 1,340 |

39 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 54 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/billing-and-posting-clerk/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/billing-and-posting-clerk.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 429,800 in the 2024–2034 base year to 427,900 by the end of the cycle — a loss of 1,900 jobs, or -0.4%. Declining: -0.4% against 3.1% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 42,200 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2024–2034.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Some preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Moderate-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| Some College Courses | 51.5% |
| High School Diploma | 20.7% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 16.6% |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 9.2% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 2.0% |

## What the work involves

- Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
- Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
- Keep records of invoices and support documents.
- Fix minor problems, such as equipment jams, and notify repair personnel of major equipment problems.
- Verify signatures and required information on checks.
- Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
- Route statements for mailing or over-the-counter delivery to customers.
- Contact customers to obtain or relay account information.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Time Management — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Social Perceptiveness — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Negotiation — importance 2.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Systems Analysis — importance 2.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Administrative — importance 4.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 4.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Economics and Accounting — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Computers and Electronics — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Written Comprehension — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Near Vision — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Information Ordering — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Expression — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| C — Conventional | 7.00 |
| R — Realistic | 2.83 |
| E — Enterprising | 2.76 |
| I — Investigative | 1.59 |
| S — Social | 1.47 |
| A — Artistic | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 84.7 |
| ESTJ | 83.5 |
| ISFJ | 80.5 |
| ESFJ | 71.8 |
| INTJ | 56.4 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ, ESTJ, ISFJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerk) — median $50,670
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative) — median $44,770
- [Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/insurance-claim-and-policy-processing-clerk) — median $49,230
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general) — median $45,010
- [Credit Authorizer, Checker, and Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/credit-authorizer-checker-and-clerk) — median $50,080
- [Brokerage Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/brokerage-clerk) — median $65,750
- [Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/payroll-and-timekeeping-clerk) — median $58,260
- [Bill and Account Collector](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bill-and-account-collector) — median $47,030
- [File Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/file-clerk) — median $43,600
- [Order Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/order-clerk) — median $46,170

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 30.3 Database, May 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2024–2034. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024–2034 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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