Administrative office clerk vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant

The differences between administrative office clerks 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 clerk 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 $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 a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,581	$33,551
Hourly rate	$15.18	$16.13
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	129,211	54,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

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

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$31,581	$33,551
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	ADM
Best paying industry	-	Government

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

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

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

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

	Administrative Office Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.9% Female, 79.1%	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%
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, 9.1% 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 clerk and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant 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.

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 clerk vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant 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 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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