Administrative support clerk vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant

The differences between administrative support 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 support clerk and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant. Additionally, an administrative support clerk has an average salary of $34,217, which is higher than the $33,551 average annual salary of a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant.

The top three skills for an administrative support clerk include data entry, customer service and office procedures. The most important skills for a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$34,217	$33,551
Hourly rate	$16.45	$16.13
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	182,239	54,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

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

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$34,217	$33,551
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Hawaii
Best paying company	United States Courts	ADM
Best paying industry	Government	Government

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

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

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

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

	Administrative Support Clerk	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%
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, 9.1% 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 support clerk and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant 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.

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 support clerk vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant skills

Common administrative support clerk skills

Data Entry, 21%
Customer Service, 11%
Office Procedures, 9%
Payroll, 8%
Word Processing, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 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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Updated January 8, 2025

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