Administrative liaison vs administrative clerk

The differences between administrative liaisons and administrative 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 liaison and an administrative clerk. Additionally, an administrative liaison has an average salary of $48,073, which is higher than the $32,327 average annual salary of an administrative clerk.

The top three skills for an administrative liaison include payroll, word processing and financial reports. The most important skills for an administrative clerk are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Administrative liaison vs administrative clerk overview

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Clerk
Yearly salary	$48,073	$32,327
Hourly rate	$23.11	$15.54
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	39,193	137,639
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative liaison vs administrative clerk salary

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Clerk
Average salary	$48,073	$32,327
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $65,000	Between $25,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative clerk education

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Administrative liaison vs administrative clerk demographics

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Clerk
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 29.6% Female, 70.4%	Male, 27.9% Female, 72.1%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 8.3% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative clerk 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 clerk example responsibilities.

Orchestrate special events and reservations; manage customer relations and provide exemplary service to all customers.
Assist teachers with GED packets for students.
Ship orders via customers freight line request (ex.
Schedule and administer the GED exam upon the completion of the inmate's profile.
Enter data in spreadsheets for reports, auction items, payroll and monthly utility accounts.
Process all DMV registration, titles, title flips and plates using CVR and TriVin programs.

Administrative liaison vs administrative clerk 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 clerk skills

Customer Service, 17%
Data Entry, 16%
Patients, 9%
Word Processing, 6%
Payroll Data, 5%
Database Systems, 4%

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