Billing and posting clerks
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.
Billing and posting clerks 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. The role reports a median annual salary of $47,170 in the US and is projected to decline by 40% over the next decade. Entry typically requires a High school diploma or equivalent, and shows high AI exposure (0.85 on a 0-1 scale) — significant portions of core tasks are already being automated. The most in-demand skills for the role include Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £31,560 a year for Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £26,802 to £40,123 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 4122). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Clerical support workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Billing and posting clerks, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 4. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Administrative
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Economics and Accounting
- Mathematics
- Computers and Electronics
- Administration and Management
- Personnel and Human Resources
A day in the life
You start the morning by opening the billing system and checking the list of accounts due for invoicing. You match each order or service against its supporting documents, making sure quantities, prices and customer details are correct before preparing itemised bills. By mid-morning you find a customer was charged twice for the same delivery, so you trace the error, correct the account and issue a revised statement. After lunch you work through incoming payments, verifying signatures and required details on cheques and recording each amount against the right invoice. A bank notice arrives about a returned cheque, so you post a stop-payment note and inform the collections team. You then reconcile the ledger with the bank statement, investigating small differences until the figures agree. At the end of the day you file invoices and supporting papers so they can be found quickly during an audit. The work is detailed and repetitive, but clean, accurate records bring real satisfaction.
Illustrative: one typical day, written from the O*NET task statements for this occupation. Real days vary by employer and seniority.
What you'd actually do
- 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.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does 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.
What does a typical day look like in Billing and posting clerks?
You start the morning by opening the billing system and checking the list of accounts due for invoicing. You match each order or service against its supporting documents, making sure quantities, prices and customer details are correct before preparing itemised bills. By mid-morning you find a customer was charged twice for the same delivery, so you trace the error, correct the account and issue a revised statement.
How much does Billing and posting clerks earn?
The median annual salary for Billing and posting clerks in the US is $47,170.
What is the job outlook for Billing and posting clerks?
The role is projected to decline by 40% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 429,800 workers.
How do I become billing and posting clerks?
The typical entry education is a High school diploma or equivalent. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Billing and posting clerks need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Time Management. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Billing and posting clerks?
Our AI-durability model gives Billing and posting clerks a score of 0.85 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at high AI risk — many core tasks are already being automated by generative AI and workflow tools. Focus on AI-adjacent skills or plan a pivot to an AI-durable adjacent role.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Billing and posting clerks has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.