Administrative office clerk vs administrative associate

The differences between administrative office clerks and administrative associates 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 clerk and an administrative associate. Additionally, an administrative associate has an average salary of $34,873, which is higher than the $31,581 average annual salary of an administrative office clerk.

The top three skills for an administrative office clerk include data entry, customer service and phone calls. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Administrative office clerk vs administrative associate overview

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$31,581	$34,873
Hourly rate	$15.18	$16.77
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	129,211	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative office clerk vs administrative associate salary

Administrative office clerks and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$31,581	$34,873
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	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 office clerk and administrative associate education

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative office clerk vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between administrative office clerks' and administrative associates' demographics:

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Associate
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.9% Female, 79.1%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 7.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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	6%	6%

Differences between administrative office clerk and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Administrative office clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and update social media outlets including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Set up orders in QuickBooks billing program.
Prepare payroll stubs for numerous companies; log each company's payroll into QuickBooks and into each company's binder.
Monitor patients in hospital by name and injury in addition to identification and personal belonging assistance.
Create corresponding SharePoint portal, to optimize productivity and enforce conformance with financial improvement and audit readiness standards.

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 office clerk vs administrative associate skills

Common administrative office clerk skills

Data Entry, 21%
Customer Service, 17%
Phone Calls, 11%
Office Equipment, 7%
Purchase Orders, 4%
Front Desk, 4%

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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