Admissions specialist vs student representative

The differences between admissions specialists and student representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a student representative has an average salary of $40,373, which is higher than the $36,140 average annual salary of an admissions specialist.

The top three skills for an admissions specialist include patients, customer service and social work. The most important skills for a student representative are financial aid, student body, and legal research.

Admissions specialist vs student representative overview

	Admissions Specialist	Student Representative
Yearly salary	$36,140	$40,373
Hourly rate	$17.38	$19.41
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	17,384	10,038
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

What does an admissions specialist do?

An admissions specialist's main role is to provide timely, accurate, and complete evaluation service of academic credentials for incoming first-year and transferee students, as well as existing enrolled students. They serve as a vital member of the evaluation team to ensure a smooth and timely evaluation process. They also support the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in overall function from enrollment processing, application of student files, reviewing the transcript of records to evaluate academic credentials of incoming freshmen students, and transferee applicants.

What does a student representative do?

A student representative takes the role of listening, collating, and communicating student's views. Student representatives attend meetings and escalate matters which affect the students. They demonstrate honesty and integrity in academics. They take part in labs, seminars, and classes as well as assign work on time. These students need to develop responsible behaviors, including honesty, respect, compassion, courage, accountability, and fairness. Also, they should have the ability to lead and manage a group of students.

Admissions specialist vs student representative salary

Admissions specialists and student representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Admissions Specialist	Student Representative
Average salary	$36,140	$40,373
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $46,000	Between $28,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	Fresno, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Columbia University in the City of New York	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between admissions specialist and student representative education

There are a few differences between an admissions specialist and a student representative in terms of educational background:

	Admissions Specialist	Student Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Admissions specialist vs student representative demographics

Here are the differences between admissions specialists' and student representatives' demographics:

	Admissions Specialist	Student Representative
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 23.3% Female, 76.7%	Male, 40.9% Female, 59.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between admissions specialist and student representative duties and responsibilities

Admissions specialist example responsibilities.

Manage assignments of paying medical bills limit in depth that include organizing and researching regulations as pertain to veterans eligibility.
Determine eligibility of applicants base on university and program guidelines, verifying exams, transcripts, character clearance and gpa.
Develop quarterly investor PowerPoint presentations.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations for prospective students that familiarize groups of students to what the university offers.
Conduct patient interviews and collaborate with on-call psychiatrists to make recommendations for patients being consider for PEC or psychiatric placement.
Coordinate eligibility qualifications concerning private insurance and Medicaid.

Student representative example responsibilities.

Manage UAFS's F-1/J-1 student visa SEVIS compliance as DSO/ARO, ensuring all documentation is in order prior to students arriving.
Conduct interviews and research on other liberal arts colleges' due processes.
Create a PowerPoint presentation to present the steps require for implementation of the project.
Communicate personally with alumni and friends of the university to update them on various colleges.
Assist Lindenwood athletes and struggling students to improve studying habits, writing skills, and overall GPA
Coordinate bi-weekly study sessions, service opportunities and enrichment activities for participating students.

Admissions specialist vs student representative skills

Common admissions specialist skills

Patients, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Social Work, 9%
Admissions Process, 7%
Data Entry, 4%
Mental Health, 4%

Common student representative skills

Financial Aid, 17%
Student Body, 14%
Legal Research, 13%
Westlaw, 8%
Student Issues, 5%
Student Organizations, 4%

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