Administrative support clerk vs administrative support specialist

The differences between administrative support clerks and administrative support 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 support clerk and an administrative support specialist. Additionally, an administrative support specialist has an average salary of $38,244, 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 support specialist are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Administrative support clerk vs administrative support specialist overview

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Support Specialist
Yearly salary	$34,217	$38,244
Hourly rate	$16.45	$18.39
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	182,239	139,654
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative support clerk vs administrative support specialist salary

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Support Specialist
Average salary	$34,217	$38,244
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $29,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Connecticut
Best paying company	United States Courts	King County
Best paying industry	Government	Government

Differences between administrative support clerk and administrative support specialist education

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Support Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Administrative support clerk vs administrative support specialist demographics

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Support Specialist
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 20.5% Female, 79.5%
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, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

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

Create PowerPoint presentations, manage spreadsheet information/graphs and provide reports as necessary.
Participate in committee meetings by preparing minutes and presentation summaries, planning meeting agendas, and organizing and managing meeting logistics.
Assist SharePoint intranet creation and documentation.
Generate PowerPoint presentations for meetings and training.
Maintain and post unit documents utilizing SharePoint.
Maintain files on all division civilian personnel, submit accurate payroll sheets for assign civilian personnel.

Administrative support clerk vs administrative support specialist 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 support specialist skills

Customer Service, 16%
Data Entry, 8%
Patients, 6%
PowerPoint, 5%
Administrative Functions, 4%
Office Equipment, 4%

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