Administrative resources associate vs administrative office specialist

The differences between administrative resources associates 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 resources associate and an administrative office specialist. Additionally, an administrative resources associate has an average salary of $62,272, which is higher than the $35,177 average annual salary of an administrative office specialist.

The top three skills for an administrative resources associate include bank services, bank policy and bank products. The most important skills for an administrative office specialist are customer service, data entry, and word processing.

Administrative resources associate vs administrative office specialist overview

	Administrative Resources Associate	Administrative Office Specialist
Yearly salary	$62,272	$35,177
Hourly rate	$29.94	$16.91
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	67,828	96,945
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative resources associate vs administrative office specialist salary

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

	Administrative Resources Associate	Administrative Office Specialist
Average salary	$62,272	$35,177
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $108,000	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 resources associate and administrative office specialist education

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

	Administrative Resources Associate	Administrative Office Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Boston College	Western Carolina University

Administrative resources associate vs administrative office specialist demographics

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

	Administrative Resources Associate	Administrative Office Specialist
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%	Male, 14.3% Female, 85.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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 resources associate and administrative office specialist duties and responsibilities

Administrative resources associate example responsibilities.

Manage payroll and keep track of attendance.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Update employee files to document personnel actions; respond to employee payroll inquires.
Use PeopleSoft to pull and post job descriptions, and access job postings among others.
Provide cloud base customer relationship management with Salesforce for optimization in coordination of the workforce development program and other community orient events
Train new hires on SMS, INVISION, and EHR systems.

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 resources associate vs administrative office specialist skills

Common administrative resources associate skills

Bank Services, 30%
Bank Policy, 20%
Bank Products, 19%
Community Resources, 8%
Data Entry, 7%
Background Checks, 3%

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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