Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks & Bill and Account Collectors District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $61,400
Bill and Account Collectors $52,100

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bill and Account Collectors
Bill and Account Collectors
Medium

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

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Persuasion Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Very Low
Persuasion Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bill and Account Collectors
Bill and Account Collectors
Medium

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Some college, no degree

Typical level Of training for Bill and Account Collectors
Bill and Account Collectors

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Bill and Account Collectors
Bill and Account Collectors

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

19 related certifications

Certification for Bill and Account Collectors
Bill and Account Collectors

9 related certifications

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