__ Conventional Occupations: Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators
accounting records. Type billing documents, ship-
ping labels, credit memorandums, and credit forms,
using typewriters or computers. Contact customers
to obtain or relay account information. Compute
credit terms, discounts, shipment charges, and rates
for goods and services to complete billing documents.
Answer mail and telephone inquiries regarding rates,
routing, and procedures. Track accumulated hours
and dollar amounts charged to each client job to
calculate client fees for professional services such as
legal and accounting services. Review compiled data
on operating costs and revenues to set rates. Com-
pile reports of cost factors, such as labor, production,
storage, and equipment. Consult sources such as rate
books, manuals, and insurance company representa-
tives to determine specifi c charges and information
such as rules, regulations, and government tax and
tariff information. Update manuals when rates, rules,
or regulations are amended. Estimate market value of
products or services.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.06. Mathematical
Clerical Support. Other Jobs in " is Work Group:
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators;
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks;
Brokerage Clerks; Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks;
Statement Clerks; Tax Preparers.
Skills: Writing; Active Listening; Ser vice Orienta-
tion; Reading Comprehension; Instructing; Speak-
ing; Social Perceptiveness.
Education and Training Program: Accounting
Te c h n o l o g y/ Te c h n i c i a n a n d B o o k k e e p i n g. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Clerical Practices; Econom-
ics and Accounting; Computers and Electronics;
Mathematics.
Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.
Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators
! Personality Code: CRE
! Education/Training Required: Moderate-
term on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $29,970
! Beginning Wage: $20,930
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 4.4%
! Annual Job Openings: 81,885
! Self-Employed: 1.6%
! Part-Time: 14.3%! e job openings listed here are shared with Billing, Cost,
and Rate Clerks and with Statement Clerks.Operate machines that automatically perform
mathematical processes, such as addition, sub-
traction, multiplication, and division, to calculate
and record billing, accounting, statistical, and
other numerical data. Duties include operating
special billing machines to prepare statements,
bills, and invoices and operating bookkeeping
machines to copy and post data, make computa-
tions, and compile records of transactions. Enter
into machines all information needed for bill genera-
tion. Train other calculating machine operators and
review their work. Operate special billing machines
to prepare statements, bills, and invoices. Oper-
ate bookkeeping machines to copy and post data,
make computations, and compile records of transac-
tions. Reconcile and post receipts for cash received
by various departments. Prepare transmittal reports
for changes to assessment and tax rolls; redemption
fi l e c h a n g e s ; a n d w a r r a n t s , d e p o s i t s , a n d i n v o i c e s.
Encode and add amounts of transaction documents,
such as checks or money orders, using encoding
machines. Balance and reconcile batch control totals
with source documents or computer listings to locate
errors, encode correct amounts, or prepare correction
records. Compute payroll and retirement amounts,
applying knowledge of payroll deductions, actuar-
ial tables, disability factors, and survivor allowances.Conventional–
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