Administrative graduate assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant

The differences between administrative graduate assistants 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 graduate assistant and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant. Additionally, an administrative graduate assistant has an average salary of $38,707, which is higher than the $33,551 average annual salary of a clerk's assistant/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 clerk's assistant/administrative assistant are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

Administrative graduate assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant overview

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,707	$33,551
Hourly rate	$18.61	$16.13
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	43,248	54,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative graduate assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant salary

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

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$38,707	$33,551
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	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 graduate assistant and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant education

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

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative graduate assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant demographics

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

	Administrative Graduate Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%
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, 9.1% 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 graduate assistant and clerk's assistant/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.

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 graduate assistant vs clerk's assistant/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 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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