Administrative assistant/scheduler vs administrative office clerk

The differences between administrative assistant/schedulers and administrative office clerks 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/scheduler and an administrative office clerk. Additionally, an administrative assistant/scheduler has an average salary of $38,024, which is higher than the $31,581 average annual salary of an administrative office clerk.

The top three skills for an administrative assistant/scheduler include customer service, administrative tasks and patients. The most important skills for an administrative office clerk are data entry, customer service, and phone calls.

Administrative assistant/scheduler vs administrative office clerk overview

	Administrative Assistant/Scheduler	Administrative Office Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,024	$31,581
Hourly rate	$18.28	$15.18
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	58,356	129,211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative assistant/scheduler vs administrative office clerk salary

Administrative assistant/schedulers and administrative office clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Assistant/Scheduler	Administrative Office Clerk
Average salary	$38,024	$31,581
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	True Care Home Care	-
Best paying industry	Construction	-

Differences between administrative assistant/scheduler and administrative office clerk education

There are a few differences between an administrative assistant/scheduler and an administrative office clerk in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Assistant/Scheduler	Administrative Office Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Administrative assistant/scheduler vs administrative office clerk demographics

Here are the differences between administrative assistant/schedulers' and administrative office clerks' demographics:

	Administrative Assistant/Scheduler	Administrative Office Clerk
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 11.6% Female, 88.4%	Male, 20.9% Female, 79.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 7.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative assistant/scheduler and administrative office clerk duties and responsibilities

Administrative assistant/scheduler example responsibilities.

Manage effective communication with patients on informative instructions and expectations prior to surgery and responding to questions due to post surgery.
Deposit all checks and ACH remittances on time.
Transition the patient medical records from hard charts to full EMR system within a matter of months.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations, facilities coordination and inventory.
Communicate with clinical staff via EMR telephone encounters/messages.
Verify insurance information and demographics according to HIPPA laws.

Administrative office clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and update social media outlets including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Set up orders in QuickBooks billing program.
Prepare payroll stubs for numerous companies; log each company's payroll into QuickBooks and into each company's binder.
Monitor patients in hospital by name and injury in addition to identification and personal belonging assistance.
Create corresponding SharePoint portal, to optimize productivity and enforce conformance with financial improvement and audit readiness standards.

Administrative assistant/scheduler vs administrative office clerk skills

Common administrative assistant/scheduler skills

Customer Service, 20%
Administrative Tasks, 11%
Patients, 11%
HR, 11%
Data Entry, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%

Common administrative office clerk skills

Data Entry, 21%
Customer Service, 17%
Phone Calls, 11%
Office Equipment, 7%
Purchase Orders, 4%
Front Desk, 4%

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