Bill and Account Collectors build persuasion, social perceptiveness and service orientation skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 92% | $50,080 | +6% | None |
| 2 | Correspondence Clerks | 91% | $46,800 | 0% | None |
| 3 | Customer Service Representatives | 91% | $44,770 | −5% | None |
| 4 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 90% | $49,230 | +5% | None |
| 5 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 88% | $62,370 | +33% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Order Clerks | 86% | $46,170 | −2% | None |
| 7 | Office Clerks, General | 82% | $45,010 | −4% | None |
| 8 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 81% | $50,020 | +6% | Certificate or associate |
| 9 | New Accounts Clerks | 81% | $47,670 | +1% | Certificate or associate |
| 10 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 81% | $69,990 | +49% | None |
Compared with Bill and Account Collectors, median $47,030. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as bill and account collectors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $50,080 · +6% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Management of Financial Resources · Instructing
91% skill match · $46,800 · 0% pay
Judgment and Decision Making · Technology Design
91% skill match · $44,770 · −5% pay
Service Orientation · Technology Design · Operations Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks (92% skill match, median $50,080), Correspondence Clerks (91% skill match, median $46,800) and Customer Service Representatives (91% skill match, median $44,770), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 18 pay more than bill and account collectors at the median. The biggest increases: Gambling Managers (+98%, $93,220), Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (+49%, $69,990) and Brokerage Clerks (+40%, $65,750).
17 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.