Administrative office assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant

The differences between administrative office assistants and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant 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 office assistant and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant. Additionally, a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant has an average salary of $33,551, which is higher than the $33,318 average annual salary of an administrative office assistant.

The top three skills for an administrative office assistant include customer service, data entry and phone calls. The most important skills for a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

Administrative office assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant overview

	Administrative Office Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$33,318	$33,551
Hourly rate	$16.02	$16.13
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	81,528	54,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

What does an administrative office assistant do?

An administrative office assistant is responsible for performing administrative duties to assist in daily management operations. These duties include taking calls and responding to client and customers' inquiries and concerns, scheduling meetings and conferences, organizing files and submitting required documents, sorting invoices for release, processing travel arrangements, receiving emails, forwarding reports to the appropriate department, and coordinating with company's events. An administrative assistant must be detail-oriented, as well as having excellent time-management and multi-tasking skills to perform duties even under minimal supervision.

What does a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant do?

A clerk's assistant/administrative assistant is responsible for supporting the company's operations and customers' needs by performing administrative and clerical duties as needed. Clerk's assistants/administrative assistants respond to customers' inquiries and concerns, acknowledging and processing orders, and posting their payments. They also sort company documents, manage office supply inventory, submit business transaction reports, schedule appointments, and operate office equipment. A clerk's assistant/administrative assistant must be very organized. They must also have excellent time-management and multitasking skills to perform office duties with high accuracy and efficiency under minimal supervision.

Administrative office assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant salary

Administrative office assistants and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Office Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$33,318	$33,551
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Hawaii
Best paying company	Buckley King	ADM
Best paying industry	Government	Government

Differences between administrative office assistant and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between an administrative office assistant and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Office Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative office assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between administrative office assistants' and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant' demographics:

	Administrative Office Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative office assistant and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Administrative office assistant example responsibilities.

Develop and manage external financial relationships between clients and the IRS.
Manage the receptionist area, including greeting visitors and responding to telephone and in-person requests for information.
Establish and maintain effective communications and cohesive working relationships with company associates, telephone and walk-in customers, and site visitors.
Dust offices and clean windows and doors.
Update information in CATT database, as well as make appointments for therapists and psychiatrists in Sharepoint.
Create electronic filing system to alleviate paper copies and recruit fellow co-workers to get on board with SharePoint.

Clerk's assistant/administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and update social media outlets including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Reconcile claim and ACH payments.
Mail out/process ACH payments to vendors.
Assist with presentation set up and document distribution on HIPPA guidelines and regulations.
Prepare weekly payroll for all employees per week using QuickBooks and excel, payroll reports and customers invoices.
Prepare and create customer invoices utilizing QuickBooks.

Administrative office assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant skills

Common administrative office assistant skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 13%
Phone Calls, 7%
Payroll, 5%
PowerPoint, 4%
Database Management, 4%

Common clerk's assistant/administrative assistant skills

Data Entry, 19%
Customer Service, 15%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Financial Reports, 4%
Front Desk, 4%

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