Jobs Similar to Bill and Account Collectors
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to bill and account collectors, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Correspondence Clerks, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks and Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents.
Bill and Account Collectors: $47,030 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Bill and Account Collectors) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Correspondence Clerks | 84% | $46,8000% | High school |
| 2 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 83% | $49,230+5% | High school |
| 3 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 83% | $62,370+33% | Training or associate |
| 4 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 82% | $50,020+6% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 82% | $50,080+6% | High school |
| 6 | Office Clerks, General | 82% | $45,010−4% | High school |
| 7 | Tax Preparers | 82% | $54,920+17% | Training or associate |
| 8 | New Accounts Clerks | 82% | $47,670+1% | Training or associate |
| 9 | Brokerage Clerks | 82% | $65,750+40% | Training or associate |
| 10 | TellersSame group | 81% | $43,030−9% | High school |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSame group | 81% | $50,670+8% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Loan Officers | 81% | $76,690+63% | Bachelor's degree |
| 13 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 81% | $55,570+18% | Training or associate |
| 14 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 81% | $58,650+25% | High school |
| 15 | Customer Service Representatives | 81% | $44,770−5% | High school |
| 16 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 81% | $54,210+15% | Training or associate |
| 17 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 81% | $45,920−2% | Training or associate |
| 18 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 80% | $38,010−19% | High school |
| 19 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 80% | $35,070−25% | High school |
| 20 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 80% | $50,610+8% | Training or associate |
- 1Correspondence Clerks
84% similar · $46,800 (0%) · High school
- 2Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
83% similar · $49,230 (+5%) · High school
- 3Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
83% similar · $62,370 (+33%) · Training or associate
- 4Loan Interviewers and Clerks
82% similar · $50,020 (+6%) · Training or associate
- 5Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
82% similar · $50,080 (+6%) · High school
- 6Office Clerks, General
82% similar · $45,010 (−4%) · High school
- 7Tax Preparers
82% similar · $54,920 (+17%) · Training or associate
- 8New Accounts Clerks
82% similar · $47,670 (+1%) · Training or associate
- 9Brokerage Clerks
82% similar · $65,750 (+40%) · Training or associate
- 10Tellers
81% similar · $43,030 (−9%) · High school · Same group
- 11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
81% similar · $50,670 (+8%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 12Loan Officers
81% similar · $76,690 (+63%) · Bachelor's degree
- 13Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
81% similar · $55,570 (+18%) · Training or associate
- 14Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
81% similar · $58,650 (+25%) · High school
- 15Customer Service Representatives
81% similar · $44,770 (−5%) · High school
- 16Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
81% similar · $54,210 (+15%) · Training or associate
- 17Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
81% similar · $45,920 (−2%) · Training or associate
- 18Receptionists and Information Clerks
80% similar · $38,010 (−19%) · High school
- 19Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
80% similar · $35,070 (−25%) · High school
- 20Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
80% similar · $50,610 (+8%) · Training or associate
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than bill and account collectors.
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Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for bill and account collectors also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where bill and account collectors is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks (92)
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks (89)
- Correspondence Clerks (88)
- Customer Service Representatives (88)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (87)
- New Accounts Clerks (86)
- Office Clerks, General (82)
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (81)
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (80)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (80)
Questions about jobs like bill and account collectors
What jobs are most similar to bill and account collectors?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Correspondence Clerks (84% similar), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (83% similar), Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (83% similar), Loan Interviewers and Clerks (82% similar) and Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks (82% similar).
Which jobs like bill and account collectors pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Loan Officers ($76,690, +63%; usually a bachelor's degree), Brokerage Clerks ($65,750, +40%; usually training or an associate degree) and Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents ($62,370, +33%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with bill and account collectors ($47,030). Without more preparation than bill and account collectors usually need: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks and Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.