Bill and Account Collectors

Finance
Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer's account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.

What a bill and account collector does

Become a bill and account collector

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good bill and account collector

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
  • Understanding people's reactions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $23 per hour with an average salary of $47,600 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $17 and $26 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $35,800 and $54,300 per year.

Bill And Account Collector job outlook

  • There are 2,482 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 513 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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