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Bill and Account Collectors
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
- Typical hourly rate is $32 per hour with a typical salary of $61,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $24 and $38 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $20,300 and $66,800 per year.
- 57% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $30 per hour with a typical salary of $34,500 per year.
- 25% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past 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.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 17% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.