Administrative graduate assistant vs clerical/administrative assistant

The differences between administrative graduate assistants and clerical/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 graduate assistant and a clerical/administrative assistant. Additionally, an administrative graduate assistant has an average salary of $38,707, which is higher than the $30,983 average annual salary of a clerical/administrative assistant.

The top three skills for an administrative graduate assistant include graduate studies, data entry and undergraduate courses. The most important skills for a clerical/administrative assistant are data entry, word processing, and payroll.

Administrative graduate assistant vs clerical/administrative assistant overview

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerical/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,707	$30,983
Hourly rate	$18.61	$14.90
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	43,248	56,261
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative graduate assistant vs clerical/administrative assistant salary

Administrative graduate assistants and clerical/administrative assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerical/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$38,707	$30,983
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between administrative graduate assistant and clerical/administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between an administrative graduate assistant and a clerical/administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerical/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative graduate assistant vs clerical/administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between administrative graduate assistants' and clerical/administrative assistants' demographics:

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerical/Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 14.5% Female, 85.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 4.1% White, 66.7% 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, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative graduate assistant and clerical/administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Administrative graduate assistant example responsibilities.

Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Create websites for various CBA departments using HTML and JavaScript.
Develop Ecommerce website ElectrOnline using HTML, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, XAMPP server.
Provide assistance with grading assignments, as well as the creation and maintenance of PowerPoint slides and online course webpage.
Assist supervisor to arrange PowerPoint presentation for quarterly budget proposal.
Provide day-to-day administration and support operations, maintenance, and upgrades on SharePoint intranet and Internet.

Clerical/administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Work with QuickBooks to manage store invoices and accounts.
Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Check patients in and out, EMR, collect co-pays, answer phones, and take patients to exam rooms.
Assist with preparing and printing of exhibits, spreadsheets and PowerPoint slides as needed.
Maintain payroll and expense information.

Administrative graduate assistant vs clerical/administrative assistant skills

Common administrative graduate assistant skills

Graduate Studies, 11%
Data Entry, 10%
Undergraduate Courses, 7%
Student Data, 7%
Graduate Assistants, 6%
Alumni, 5%

Common clerical/administrative assistant skills

Data Entry, 31%
Word Processing, 18%
Payroll, 14%
Customer Service, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 4%
Clerical Support, 3%

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