Administrative liaison vs administrative associate

The differences between administrative liaisons and administrative associates 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 liaison and an administrative associate. Additionally, an administrative liaison has an average salary of $48,073, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

The top three skills for an administrative liaison include payroll, word processing and financial reports. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Administrative liaison vs administrative associate overview

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$48,073	$34,873
Hourly rate	$23.11	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	39,193	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative liaison vs administrative associate salary

Administrative liaisons and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$48,073	$34,873
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $65,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative associate education

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Administrative liaison vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between administrative liaisons' and administrative associates' demographics:

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Associate
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.6% Female, 70.4%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Administrative liaison example responsibilities.

Manage medicare and medicaid liability.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Create and maintain spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
Review provider services under the Medicaid program to determine compliance with state and federal rules and regulations.
Develop innovative PowerPoint presentation used to market programs to potential students.
Experience at maintaining company payroll and accounting systems, correspondence and general records.

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.

Administrative liaison vs administrative associate skills

Common administrative liaison skills

Payroll, 18%
Word Processing, 12%
Financial Reports, 8%
Provides Administrative Support, 8%
Administrative Tasks, 6%
Mental Health, 6%

Common administrative associate skills

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

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