Administrative support clerk vs administrative technician

The differences between administrative support clerks and administrative technicians 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 technician. Additionally, an administrative technician has an average salary of $41,290, 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 technician are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Administrative support clerk vs administrative technician overview

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Technician
Yearly salary	$34,217	$41,290
Hourly rate	$16.45	$19.85
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	182,239	73,101
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative support clerk vs administrative technician salary

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Technician
Average salary	$34,217	$41,290
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $25,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Connecticut
Best paying company	United States Courts	InfosysPublicService
Best paying industry	Government	Finance

Differences between administrative support clerk and administrative technician education

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Administrative support clerk vs administrative technician demographics

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Technician
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%
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 technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Design and manage an innovative human capital and knowledge management information technology systems (e.g., PeopleSoft).
Manage after-hour phone consultations and create referral records for 2.2k patients while ensuring care continuity from civilian medical facilities.
Perform classroom instruction on Linux OS and database operations.
Utilize SharePoint to copy soft tokens into the appropriate agency's folder.
Build, maintain and support the company's Intranet portal system using SharePoint.
Set up PCs and laptops to any new employee for when they first arrive.

Administrative support clerk vs administrative technician 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 technician skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 11%
Patients, 8%
Database Management, 5%
Payroll, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%

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