Administrative assistant, assignments vs administrative associate

The differences between administrative assistants, assignments and administrative associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an administrative assistant, assignments and an administrative associate. Additionally, an administrative assistant, assignments has an average salary of $37,938, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

The top three skills for an administrative assistant, assignments include data entry, human resources and office equipment. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Administrative assistant, assignments vs administrative associate overview

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$37,938	$34,873
Hourly rate	$18.24	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	52,016	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative assistant, assignments vs administrative associate salary

Administrative assistants, assignments and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$37,938	$34,873
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $59,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between administrative assistant, assignments and administrative associate education

There are a few differences between an administrative assistant, assignments and an administrative associate in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative assistant, assignments vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between administrative assistants, assignments' and administrative associates' demographics:

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Administrative Associate
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 18.5% Female, 81.5%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative assistant, assignments and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Administrative assistant, assignments example responsibilities.

Manage company finances using QuickBooks software, including monitoring the operating budget and collecting on unpaid invoices.
Maintain division incidents on SharePoint database.
Assist with editing PowerPoint presentation, word documents for distribution.
Monitor, update and maintain integrity of SharePoint database program documents.
Prepare economic presentations for various speaking engagements and meetings utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint.
Maintain data input of employee entitlement time, scan and electronically file payroll information.

Administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage consultants' calendar, arrange travel, paid bills via QuickBooks software.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Enter invoices in QuickBooks and P2P.
Fulfill medical record requests from patients, providers and insurance companies in a HIPAA compliant way.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and address day to day general operations and office procedures.
Prepare PowerPoint & other digital media for presentations that are distributed to upper management.

Administrative assistant, assignments vs administrative associate skills

Common administrative assistant, assignments skills

Data Entry, 22%
Human Resources, 9%
Office Equipment, 8%
Database Management, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Expense Reports, 5%

Common administrative associate skills

Administrative Tasks, 12%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Travel Arrangements, 9%
Patients, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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