Administrative liaison vs administrative support

The differences between administrative liaisons and administrative supports 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 support. Additionally, an administrative liaison has an average salary of $48,073, which is higher than the $37,692 average annual salary of an administrative support.

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

Administrative liaison vs administrative support overview

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Support
Yearly salary	$48,073	$37,692
Hourly rate	$23.11	$18.12
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	39,193	114,480
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative liaison vs administrative support salary

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Support
Average salary	$48,073	$37,692
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $65,000	Between $26,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative support education

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Support
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Administrative liaison vs administrative support demographics

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

	Administrative Liaison	Administrative Support
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.6% Female, 70.4%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative liaison and administrative support 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 support example responsibilities.

Manage company finances using QuickBooks software, including monitoring the operating budget and collecting on unpaid invoices.
Interview veterans to determine issues/concerns and recommend services.
Mail VA benefits correspondence to veterans and various organizations.
Prepare payroll packages for distribution and delivery, including collating and packing of documents.
Research and maintain reference library with ADAPCP in support of prevention and rehabilitation efforts.
Develop SharePoint training of project personal and create operating procedures, training documents and briefings.

Administrative liaison vs administrative support 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 support skills

Customer Service, 18%
Administrative Tasks, 8%
Data Entry, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Phone Calls, 6%
Patients, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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