Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks - 43-3021.02

O*NET-SOC Description

Compile data, compute fees and charges, and prepare invoices for billing purposes. Duties include computing costs and calculating rates for goods, services, and shipment of goods; posting data; and keeping other relevant records. May involve use of computer or typewriter, calculator, and adding and bookkeeping machines.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Billing Clerk
  • Billing Typist
  • Billing-Control Clerk
  • C.O.D. Clerk
  • Cost Clerk
  • Demurrage Clerk
  • Deposit Clerk
  • Deposit-Refund Clerk
  • Documentation-Billing Clerk
  • Evaluator
  • Foreign Clerk
  • Insurance Clerk
  • Interline Clerk
  • Invoice-Control Clerk
  • Manager, Traffic II
  • Medical-Voucher Clerk
  • Personal Property Assessor
  • Policy-Value Calculator
  • Pricer, Message and Delivery Service
  • Rate Analyst, Freight
  • Rate Reviewer
  • Rater
  • Receipt-and-Report Clerk
  • Revising Clerk
  • Sample Clerk
  • Services Clerk
  • Settlement Clerk
  • Tax Clerk
  • Telegraph-Service Rater
  • Tonnage-Compilation Clerk
  • Traffic-Rate Clerk
  • Voucher Clerk
  • Wharfinger

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Answer mail and telephone inquiries regarding rates, routing, and procedures.
  • Compile reports of cost factors, such as labor, production, storage, and equipment.
  • Compute credit terms, discounts, shipment charges, and rates for goods and services in order to complete billing documents.
  • Consult sources such as rate books, manuals, and insurance company representatives in order to determine specific charges and information such as rules, regulations, and government tax and tariff information.
  • Contact customers in order to obtain or relay account information.
  • Estimate market value of products or services.
  • Keep records of invoices and support documents.
  • Operate typing, adding, calculating, and billing machines.
  • Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data and keeping other records concerning costs of goods and services and the shipment of goods.
  • Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices; and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
  • Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
  • Review compiled data on operating costs and revenues in order to set rates.
  • Review documents such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records in order to compute fees and charges due.
  • Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job in order to calculate client fees for professional services such as legal and accounting services.
  • Type billing documents, shipping labels, credit memorandums, and credit forms, using typewriters or computers.
  • Update manuals when rates, rules, or regulations are amended.
  • Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.

Detailed Work Activities

  • answer customer or public inquiries
  • compile data for financial reports
  • complete patient bills
  • compute financial data
  • detect discrepancies on records or reports
  • ensure correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling
  • examine documents for completeness, accuracy, or conformance to standards
  • fill out business or government forms
  • maintain account records
  • maintain balance sheets
  • maintain inventory of office forms
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • operate business machines
  • prepare billing statements
  • prepare cost estimates
  • prepare reports
  • process account invoices
  • reconcile or balance financial records
  • resolve customer or public complaints
  • use accounting or bookkeeping software
  • use accounting terminology
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use spreadsheet software
  • use telephone communication techniques
  • use word processing or desktop publishing software
  • verify data from invoices to ensure accuracy
  • write business correspondence