Administrative liaison vs administrative supervisor

The differences between administrative liaisons and administrative supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an administrative liaison, becoming an administrative supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an administrative supervisor has an average salary of $52,656, which is higher than the $48,073 average annual salary of an administrative liaison.

The top three skills for an administrative liaison include payroll, word processing and financial reports. The most important skills for an administrative supervisor are patient care, patients, and customer service.

Administrative liaison vs administrative supervisor overview

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Supervisor
Yearly salary	$48,073	$52,656
Hourly rate	$23.11	$25.32
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	39,193	58,242
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	6

Administrative liaison vs administrative supervisor salary

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Supervisor
Average salary	$48,073	$52,656
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $65,000	Between $35,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Calamos Investments
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative supervisor education

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	California State University - Bakersfield

Administrative liaison vs administrative supervisor demographics

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Supervisor
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 29.6% Female, 70.4%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative supervisor 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 supervisor example responsibilities.

Restructure, decentralize payroll and purchasing; achieve more productive use of headquarters staff; assume increased responsibilities without staff additions.
Delegated/Assign, review and evaluate work assignments, administer performance evaluations, approve payroll, facilitate team meetings/individual meetings, etc.
Scan and accurately attach respective laboratory test results to EMR system.
Enter patient demographics, personal details and insurance information into Medisoft EMR program.
Back office duties include taking vitals, perform EKGs, injections, phlebotomy, vaccines and assisting in minor procedures.
Create PowerPoint presentations to be present to company CEO of international company.

Administrative liaison vs administrative supervisor 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 supervisor skills

Patient Care, 22%
Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 10%
Office Procedures, 7%
Payroll, 6%
HIPAA, 3%

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