Administrative support clerk vs administrative associate

The differences between administrative support 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 support clerk and an administrative associate. Additionally, an administrative associate has an average salary of $34,873, which is higher than the $34,217 average annual salary of an administrative support clerk.

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

Administrative support clerk vs administrative associate overview

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$34,217	$34,873
Hourly rate	$16.45	$16.77
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	182,239	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative support clerk vs administrative associate salary

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$34,217	$34,873
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Hawaii	New York
Best paying company	United States Courts	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	Government	Finance

Differences between administrative support clerk and administrative associate education

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Administrative support clerk vs administrative associate demographics

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Associate
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 54.1% 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 support clerk and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Administrative support clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Create bulletin board messages and presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Generate reports and assist with PowerPoint presentations for senior executives.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Answer phones with the ability to provide accurate information and education on the communicability and disease process of tuberculosis.

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 support clerk vs administrative associate skills

Common administrative support clerk skills

Data Entry, 21%
Customer Service, 11%
Office Procedures, 9%
Payroll, 8%
Word Processing, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 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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