Administrative liaison vs executive administrator

The differences between administrative liaisons and executive administrators 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 executive administrator takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an executive administrator has an average salary of $52,855, 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 executive administrator are powerpoint, customer service, and expense reports.

Administrative liaison vs executive administrator overview

	Administrative Liaison	Executive Administrator
Yearly salary	$48,073	$52,855
Hourly rate	$23.11	$25.41
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	39,193	141,235
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	50	49
Years of experience	2	4

Administrative liaison vs executive administrator salary

Administrative liaisons and executive administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Liaison	Executive Administrator
Average salary	$48,073	$52,855
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $65,000	Between $35,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between administrative liaison and executive administrator education

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

	Administrative Liaison	Executive Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Administrative liaison vs executive administrator demographics

Here are the differences between administrative liaisons' and executive administrators' demographics:

	Administrative Liaison	Executive Administrator
Average age	50	49
Gender ratio	Male, 29.6% Female, 70.4%	Male, 14.8% Female, 85.2%
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, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between administrative liaison and executive administrator 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.

Executive administrator example responsibilities.

Manage grant funding from NIH, HRSA, and private foundations.
Manage on-site nursing services deliver to patients; oversee billing and supervise on-site personnel.
Manage day-to-day human resource functions: maintain HRIS database, conduct new employee orientation, and benefits administration.
Manage 200 staff personnel (145 FTE's), consisting of 15 classifications, two unions and exempt personnel.
Develop twitter marketing landing pages, manage and maintain social marketing sites, blogs, and constant contact marketing efforts.
Achieve JCAHO accreditation for ambulatory care facilities.

Administrative liaison vs executive administrator skills

Common administrative liaison skills

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

Common executive administrator skills

PowerPoint, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Expense Reports, 7%
Office Procedures, 6%
Payroll, 5%
Data Entry, 5%

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