Also called: Billing Clerk
Creates and sends bills to customers and tracks payments.
You prepare invoices for 200 clients, fix a billing error and answer a customer's question about a charge.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus on-the-job training in the company's billing software; bookkeeping or spreadsheet classes help you get hired.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Shrinking (about -4% over 10 years). Declining with automated billing.
High risk for 10 years. Invoicing, payment tracking and reminder emails are largely automated by billing software and AI; fewer clerks needed.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for billing clerk jobs at clinics, utilities or service companies; training is on the job
Classes: Computer applications, Accounting, Keyboarding, Business CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-3021.
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