Administrative assistant, assignments vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant

The differences between administrative assistants, assignments and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant 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 a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant. Additionally, an administrative assistant, assignments has an average salary of $37,938, which is higher than the $33,551 average annual salary of a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant.

The top three skills for an administrative assistant, assignments include data entry, human resources and office equipment. The most important skills for a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

Administrative assistant, assignments vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant overview

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,938	$33,551
Hourly rate	$18.24	$16.13
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	52,016	54,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative assistant, assignments vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant salary

Administrative assistants, assignments and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$37,938	$33,551
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $59,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	ADM
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between administrative assistant, assignments and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between an administrative assistant, assignments and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative assistant, assignments vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between administrative assistants, assignments' and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant' demographics:

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 18.5% Female, 81.5%	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative assistant, assignments and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant 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.

Clerk's assistant/administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and update social media outlets including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Reconcile claim and ACH payments.
Mail out/process ACH payments to vendors.
Assist with presentation set up and document distribution on HIPPA guidelines and regulations.
Prepare weekly payroll for all employees per week using QuickBooks and excel, payroll reports and customers invoices.
Prepare and create customer invoices utilizing QuickBooks.

Administrative assistant, assignments vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant 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 clerk's assistant/administrative assistant skills

Data Entry, 19%
Customer Service, 15%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Financial Reports, 4%
Front Desk, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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