Billing and Posting Clerks
Every task in this role, whether it passes the census's structural hand-over screen, which models pass it, and why. It is a screen, not a claim about what AI can do: a task can pass and still be beyond the systems of the day. The stricter and looser rules re-vote every task, and small differences between roles are noise.
Passes the screen · 11 of 28 tasks
Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 7.6% of the role's time · $1.6B · all three pass it
Keep records of invoices and support documents.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 7.0% of the role's time · $1.4B · all three pass it
Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 6.0% of the role's time · $1.2B · passed by Gemini 3.1 Pro, GPT-6 Sol · the models disagreed
Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 5.0% of the role's time · $1.0B · passed by Claude Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed
Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 4.8% of the role's time · $993M · all three pass it
Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 3.0% of the role's time · $625M · passed by Claude Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed
Take orders for imprinted checks.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 3.0% of the role's time · $625M · passed by Claude Sonnet, GPT-6 Sol · the models disagreed
Create billing documents, shipping labels, credit memorandums, or credit forms.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 3.0% of the role's time · $625M · all three pass it
Compute credit terms, discounts, shipment charges, or rates for goods or services to complete billing documents.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 2.4% of the role's time · $500M · all three pass it
Compare previously prepared bank statements with canceled checks and reconcile discrepancies.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 2.4% of the role's time · $490M · passed by Claude Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed
Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal or accounting services.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 1.6% of the role's time · $328M · all three pass it
Does not pass
Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
physical work, outside the screen · 9.8% of the role's time · $2.0B
Contact customers to obtain or relay account information.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.7% of the role's time · $963M · waiting on a check
Verify signatures and required information on checks.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.4% of the role's time · $912M · waiting on a check
Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.2% of the role's time · $870M · passed by Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed
Consult sources, such as rate books, manuals, or insurance company representatives, to determine specific charges or information such as rules, regulations, or government tax and tariff information.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.3% of the role's time · $687M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed · waiting on a check
Answer inquiries regarding rates, routing, or procedures.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.0% of the role's time · $625M · passed by GPT-6 Sol · the models disagreed · waiting on a check
Compile reports of cost factors, such as labor, production, storage, and equipment.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.0% of the role's time · $625M · waiting on a check
Perform general administrative tasks, such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments, and ordering supplies or equipment.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.0% of the role's time · $625M
Return checks to customers or retrieve checks returned to customers in error, adjusting accounts and answering inquiries about errors as necessary.
physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $625M
Encode and cancel checks, using bank machines.
physical work, outside the screen · 2.6% of the role's time · $526M
Route statements for mailing or over-the-counter delivery to customers.
physical work, outside the screen · 2.4% of the role's time · $491M
Monitor equipment to ensure proper operation.
physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $431M
Fix minor problems, such as equipment jams, and notify repair personnel of major equipment problems.
physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $427M
Weigh envelopes containing statements to determine correct postage and affix postage, using stamps or metering equipment.
physical work, outside the screen · 1.9% of the role's time · $396M
Review compiled data on operating costs and revenues to set rates.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 1.5% of the role's time · $315M
Load machines with statements, cancelled checks, or envelopes to prepare statements for distribution to customers or stuff envelopes by hand.
physical work, outside the screen · 1.5% of the role's time · $303M
Update manuals when rates, rules, or regulations are amended.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.4% of the role's time · $290M
Where this role works
| Industry | Workers | Wage bill | Passes the screen | All three pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of Physicians | 69,430 | $3.3B | $1.5B | $877M |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 32,130 | $1.6B | $737M | $425M |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 29,410 | $1.5B | $694M | $400M |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 27,240 | $1.3B | $580M | $334M |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | 22,420 | $1.0B | $467M | $269M |
| Offices of Dentists | 14,980 | $779M | $358M | $206M |
| Legal Services | 10,080 | $646M | $297M | $171M |
| Office Administrative Services | 12,920 | $622M | $286M | $165M |
| Outpatient Care Centers | 11,720 | $567M | $261M | $150M |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | 10,730 | $528M | $243M | $140M |