Administrative liaison vs administrative office specialist

The differences between administrative liaisons and administrative office specialists 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 office specialist. Additionally, an administrative liaison has an average salary of $48,073, which is higher than the $35,177 average annual salary of an administrative office specialist.

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

Administrative liaison vs administrative office specialist overview

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Office Specialist
Yearly salary	$48,073	$35,177
Hourly rate	$23.11	$16.91
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	39,193	96,945
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative liaison vs administrative office specialist salary

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Office Specialist
Average salary	$48,073	$35,177
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $65,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative office specialist education

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Office Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Administrative liaison vs administrative office specialist demographics

Here are the differences between administrative liaisons' and administrative office specialists' demographics:

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Office Specialist
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.6% Female, 70.4%	Male, 14.3% Female, 85.7%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 4.0% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative office specialist 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 office specialist example responsibilities.

Participate in committee meetings by preparing minutes and presentation summaries, planning meeting agendas, and organizing and managing meeting logistics.
Develop PowerPoint presentations for seminars and workshops.
Prepare briefings for senior level management using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Prepare bi-weekly payroll reports and special cost analyses and forecasting.
Coordinate accessibility into main office building along with identification badge and process direct deposit via state guidelines for payroll.
Coordinate travel arrangements in DTS; schedule mode of transportation, prepare trip folders, arrange lodging reservations and develop itineraries.

Administrative liaison vs administrative office specialist 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 office specialist skills

Customer Service, 27%
Data Entry, 8%
Word Processing, 6%
Payroll, 3%
PowerPoint, 3%
Phone Calls, 3%

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