Administrative office clerk vs administrative office specialist

The differences between administrative office clerks and administrative office specialists 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 office specialist. Additionally, an administrative office specialist has an average salary of $35,177, 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 office specialist are customer service, data entry, and word processing.

Administrative office clerk vs administrative office specialist overview

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Office Specialist
Yearly salary	$31,581	$35,177
Hourly rate	$15.18	$16.91
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	129,211	96,945
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative office clerk vs administrative office specialist salary

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Office Specialist
Average salary	$31,581	$35,177
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between administrative office clerk and administrative office specialist education

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Office Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Administrative office clerk vs administrative office specialist demographics

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Administrative Office Specialist
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.9% Female, 79.1%	Male, 14.3% Female, 85.7%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 4.0% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative office clerk and administrative office specialist 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 office specialist example responsibilities.

Participate in committee meetings by preparing minutes and presentation summaries, planning meeting agendas, and organizing and managing meeting logistics.
Develop PowerPoint presentations for seminars and workshops.
Prepare briefings for senior level management using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Prepare bi-weekly payroll reports and special cost analyses and forecasting.
Coordinate accessibility into main office building along with identification badge and process direct deposit via state guidelines for payroll.
Coordinate travel arrangements in DTS; schedule mode of transportation, prepare trip folders, arrange lodging reservations and develop itineraries.

Administrative office clerk vs administrative office specialist 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 office specialist skills

Customer Service, 27%
Data Entry, 8%
Word Processing, 6%
Payroll, 3%
PowerPoint, 3%
Phone Calls, 3%

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