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Order Clerks vs Billing and Posting Clerks

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Order Clerks and Billing and Posting Clerks on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Order Clerks Billing and Posting Clerks
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$44,660
$47,170
Employment · BLS OEWS
83,420
417,500
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
92nd pct
74th pct

At a glance

Dimension Order Clerks Billing and Posting Clerks
Median pay $44,660 $47,170
Employment 83,420 417,500
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-17.2%) Declining (-0.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 8,000 42,200
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 92nd pct High · 74th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 99th pct · 63% of tasks 100th pct · 64% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (45.4%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, Active Listening, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speaking, Speech Clarity, English Language, Written Comprehension, Administrative, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Problem Sensitivity, Written Expression, Information Ordering, Personnel and Human Resources, Administration and Management, Writing, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Perceptual Speed, Mathematics, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Flexibility of Closure.

Specific to Order Clerks

  • Production and Processing
  • Education and Training
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Transportation
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Persuasion

Specific to Billing and Posting Clerks

  • Economics and Accounting
  • Time Management
  • Number Facility
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Mathematical Reasoning
  • Selective Attention
  • Memorization

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Document management software , Accounting software , Data base user interface and query software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software .

Specific to Order Clerks

Specific to Billing and Posting Clerks

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Order Clerks or Billing and Posting Clerks — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Order Clerks vs Billing and Posting Clerks." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/order-clerks-vs-billing-and-posting-clerks

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Singulariki. (2026). Order Clerks vs Billing and Posting Clerks. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/order-clerks-vs-billing-and-posting-clerks

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Order Clerks vs Billing and Posting Clerks},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/order-clerks-vs-billing-and-posting-clerks}
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