Billing and Posting Clerks
What Billing and Posting Clerks Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 0.8%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 3 of 5Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Job training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Administrativeimportance 4.4/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.2/5
- English Languageimportance 3.7/5
- Economics and Accountingimportance 3.5/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.5/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.4/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.4/5
- Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 2.8/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail4.7/5
- Telephone Conversations4.7/5
- Spend Time Sitting4.6/5
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks4.3/5
- Contact With Others4.3/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.3/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks97% skill match
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers97% skill match
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks96% skill match
- Compliance Officers96% skill match
- Cashiers96% skill match
- Tellers95% skill match
- Receptionists and Information Clerks95% skill match
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks95% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.9/5
- Service Orientationimportance 2.9/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.8/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.3/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 2.3/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Accuity EPICWare
- Aderant legal software
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Automated billing software
- CAI Software Seasoft
- Check imaging software
- Check processing software
- Check sorting control software
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cautiousness
- Perseverance
- Cooperation
- Achievement Orientation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- RealisticLow
- EnterprisingLow
- InvestigativeLow
- SocialLow
- ArtisticLow
Specific Interests
A more detailed breakdown of this occupation’s interest profile, per O*NET.
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where billing and posting clerks make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Logan, UT-ID2.60× national avg
- 2Guayama, PR2.58× national avg
- 3Traverse City, MI2.27× national avg
- 4Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA2.17× national avg
- 5Flint, MI2.17× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksLateral Move
- Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksLateral Move
- Correspondence ClerksLateral Move
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsLateral Move