Administrative assistant, assignments vs contract administrative assistant

The differences between administrative assistants, assignments and contract administrative assistants 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 contract administrative assistant. Additionally, a contract administrative assistant has an average salary of $39,073, which is higher than the $37,938 average annual salary of an administrative assistant, assignments.

The top three skills for an administrative assistant, assignments include data entry, human resources and office equipment. The most important skills for a contract administrative assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and powerpoint.

Administrative assistant, assignments vs contract administrative assistant overview

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Contract Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,938	$39,073
Hourly rate	$18.24	$18.79
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	52,016	64,677
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative assistant, assignments vs contract administrative assistant salary

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

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Contract Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$37,938	$39,073
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $59,000	Between $31,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Minnesota State Fair
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between administrative assistant, assignments and contract administrative assistant education

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

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Contract Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative assistant, assignments vs contract administrative assistant demographics

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

	Administrative Assistant, Assignments	Contract Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 18.5% Female, 81.5%	Male, 10.2% Female, 89.8%
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, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative assistant, assignments and contract 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.

Contract administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and develop the daily clinical schedule for the in-patient rehabilitation staff taking into consideration Medicare guidelines and staffing ratios.
Orchestrate and design all RFP and RFQ proposals.
Issue RFQ's for subcontracts, evaluate proposals, award contracts and oversee through closeout.
Streamline staff scheduling through team management software (SharePoint) by coordinating schedules, meetings, and travel arrangements.
Transfer payroll and accounting paperwork to electronic form and index for future reference.
Assist in the creation and distribution of PowerPoint presentations for company executives and outside affiliates.

Administrative assistant, assignments vs contract 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 contract administrative assistant skills

Data Entry, 16%
Purchase Orders, 9%
PowerPoint, 9%
Expense Reports, 5%
SharePoint, 4%
Financial Reports, 4%

Administrative Assistant, Assignments vs. similar jobs

Administrative Assistant, Assignments related careers

Administrative Assistant, Assignments related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Office and Administrative Industry
Administrative Assistant, Assignments
Administrative Assistant, Assignments vs Contract Administrative Assistant

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse office and administrative jobs