Office and Administrative Support
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.
Also called: Biller, Billing Accounts Representative, Billing Clerk, Billing Coordinator, Billing Specialist, IP Clerk (Item Processing Clerk)
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $58,100
- $27.93/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 5,710
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- −2.5%
- 800 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- High school diploma or equivalent
- plus Moderate-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $47,530 | $50,610 | $58,100 | $62,840 | $73,260 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
- Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
- Keep records of invoices and support documents.
- Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
- Create billing documents, shipping labels, credit memorandums, or credit forms.
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments, and ordering supplies or equipment.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Higher exposure78 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 89
- Language-model AIOE 79
- GPTs-are-GPTs 67
Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this job is higher, and observed AI use is substantial. AI tools and automated billing software can help with checking billing data, preparing invoices, and keeping records. Federal projections say fewer workers will be needed as software does more of this work, and Massachusetts jobs are projected to shrink 2.5% from 2024 to 2034. Tasks that need a person to catch unusual errors and decide what to fix are harder for AI tools to take over.
Likely to change
- Preparing itemized bills and invoices
- Checking billing data for errors
Still relies on people
- Resolving unusual billing errors and questions
- Deciding which records need follow-up
What federal projections say
“Productivity change - share decreases as automated billing software will allow more billing work to be done by fewer employees.”
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
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