Administrative associate vs assistant lan administrator

The differences between administrative associates and assistant lan administrators 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 associate and an assistant lan administrator. Additionally, an assistant lan administrator has an average salary of $39,286, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

The top three skills for an administrative associate include administrative tasks, purchase orders and customer service. The most important skills for an assistant lan administrator are service calls, desk support, and troubleshoot.

Administrative associate vs assistant lan administrator overview

	Administrative Associate	Assistant LAN Administrator
Yearly salary	$34,873	$39,286
Hourly rate	$16.77	$18.89
Growth rate	-8%	5%
Number of jobs	54,499	55,410
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	50	43
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative associate vs assistant lan administrator salary

Administrative associates and assistant lan administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Associate	Assistant LAN Administrator
Average salary	$34,873	$39,286
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $51,000	Between $22,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Lord Abbett	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between administrative associate and assistant lan administrator education

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

	Administrative Associate	Assistant LAN Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Administrative associate vs assistant lan administrator demographics

Here are the differences between administrative associates' and assistant lan administrators' demographics:

	Administrative Associate	Assistant LAN Administrator
Average age	50	43
Gender ratio	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%	Male, 78.7% Female, 21.3%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between administrative associate and assistant lan administrator duties and responsibilities

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.

Assistant lan administrator example responsibilities.

Work with VMware servers with respect to managing user's home directories, share directories, and print queues.
Repair and install PCs to include standard communication software.
Support schools with configuration and support of labs, workstations, and servers.
Coordinate delivery and installation of new PCs, printers, and other LAN equipment and peripherals.
Maintain a script that locked-down the workstations using XCACLS and group policies ensuring secure, consistent desktops.
Implement a VPN solution via the Internet to enable a secure connection between a remote location and corporate headquarters.

Administrative associate vs assistant lan administrator skills

Common administrative associate skills

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

Common assistant lan administrator skills

Service Calls, 20%
Desk Support, 14%
Troubleshoot, 12%
Windows NT, 8%
PCS, 8%
User Accounts, 7%

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