Career switch, measured
From Bookkeeper to Billing Specialist
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 26% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Accounts receivable, Excel, Customer service, ERP systems; the main skills to add are Contract negotiation, Office administration, SAP, Medical billing.
26%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillBookkeeperBilling Specialist
- Accounts receivable16%68%
- Excel33%65%
- Customer service43%64%
- ERP systems18%49%
- Accounting82%19%
- Microsoft Office18%56%
- Data entry9%10%
- Research14%12%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Billing Specialist postings, rarely in Bookkeeper ones.
SkillBookkeeperBilling Specialist
- Contract negotiation–45%
- Office administration–45%
- SAP–45%
- Medical billing–15%
- Medical coding–11%
- Mental health–11%
- Medical terminology–8%
- Data analysis–8%
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