Administrative library assistant vs administrative associate

The differences between administrative library assistants and administrative associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an administrative library assistant has an average salary of $39,643, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

The top three skills for an administrative library assistant include library materials, data entry and meeting minutes. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Administrative library assistant vs administrative associate overview

	Administrative Library Assistant	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$39,643	$34,873
Hourly rate	$19.06	$16.77
Growth rate	-4%	-8%
Number of jobs	36,264	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	-	2

Administrative library assistant vs administrative associate salary

Administrative library assistants and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Library Assistant	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$39,643	$34,873
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $52,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between administrative library assistant and administrative associate education

There are a few differences between an administrative library assistant and an administrative associate in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Library Assistant	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Administrative library assistant vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between administrative library assistants' and administrative associates' demographics:

	Administrative Library Assistant	Administrative Associate
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 23.9% Female, 76.1%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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%
LGBT Percentage	11%	6%

Differences between administrative library assistant and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Administrative library assistant example responsibilities.

Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Perform clerical activities, such as answering phones, check-in and check-out reading material, update library database.
Assist classes in using computers for class projects such as PowerPoint presentations-using word for reports etc.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations as part of government contract proposals.
Perform elementary descriptive cataloging using automate bibliographic database.
Use OCLC to locate sources, verify holdings and order books and articles for the university patrons.

Administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage consultants' calendar, arrange travel, paid bills via QuickBooks software.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Enter invoices in QuickBooks and P2P.
Fulfill medical record requests from patients, providers and insurance companies in a HIPAA compliant way.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and address day to day general operations and office procedures.
Prepare PowerPoint & other digital media for presentations that are distributed to upper management.

Administrative library assistant vs administrative associate skills

Common administrative library assistant skills

Library Materials, 11%
Data Entry, 10%
Meeting Minutes, 7%
Circulation Desk, 5%
Library Services, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%

Common administrative associate skills

Administrative Tasks, 12%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Travel Arrangements, 9%
Patients, 8%

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