A professional who compiles data and types invoices and bills. Responsibilities include:

• Reads computer files or gathers records, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, and charge slips, to compile needed data.
• Enters information into computer or computes amounts due, using calculator.
• Types invoices, listing items sold, amounts due, credit terms, and dates of shipment, using typewriter or computer.
• Types bills of lading and lists weight and serial number of items sold, using specification book.
• May type shipping labels.
• May type credit memorandums to indicate returned or incorrectly billed merchandise.
• May type credit forms for customers or finance companies.
• May post transactions to accounting records, such as work sheet, ledger, or computer files.
• May be designated according to type of billing done, such as Bill-Of-Lading Clerk; C.O.D.
• Biller and Mail-Order Biller.
• If worker is involved with compiling and typing transportation billing documents and verifying related accounting records, see documentation-billing clerk .