Administrative office clerk vs clerical worker

The differences between administrative office clerks and clerical workers 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 a clerical worker. Additionally, an administrative office clerk has an average salary of $31,581, which is higher than the $31,390 average annual salary of a clerical worker.

The top three skills for an administrative office clerk include data entry, customer service and phone calls. The most important skills for a clerical worker are data entry, scheduling appointments, and customer service.

Administrative office clerk vs clerical worker overview

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerical Worker
Yearly salary	$31,581	$31,390
Hourly rate	$15.18	$15.09
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	129,211	68,947
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative office clerk vs clerical worker salary

Administrative office clerks and clerical workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerical Worker
Average salary	$31,581	$31,390
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between administrative office clerk and clerical worker education

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerical Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Administrative office clerk vs clerical worker demographics

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerical Worker
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 20.9% Female, 79.1%	Male, 23.0% Female, 77.0%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative office clerk and clerical worker 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.

Clerical worker example responsibilities.

Manage filing, photocopying, collating, and faxing public and seal case documents.
Handle customers at the front windows
Schedule contracts of windows sell with installers.
Prepare court subpoenas and criminal dockets for court.
Update files by using QuickBooks and answer the telephone and take brief messages.
Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, using computers or typewriters.

Administrative office clerk vs clerical worker 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 clerical worker skills

Data Entry, 24%
Scheduling Appointments, 18%
Customer Service, 11%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Database Systems, 5%
Front Desk, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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