Assistant office teacher vs general office assistant

The differences between assistant office teachers and general office assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an assistant office teacher and a general office assistant. Additionally, an assistant office teacher has an average salary of $31,177, which is higher than the $30,764 average annual salary of a general office assistant.

The top three skills for an assistant office teacher include customer service, data entry and front desk. The most important skills for a general office assistant are data entry, customer service, and general office assistance.

Assistant office teacher vs general office assistant overview

	Assistant Office Teacher	General Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,177	$30,764
Hourly rate	$14.99	$14.79
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	85,991	131,527
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Assistant office teacher vs general office assistant salary

Assistant office teachers and general office assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Office Teacher	General Office Assistant
Average salary	$31,177	$30,764
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $46,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Annapolis, MD
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Cargill
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between assistant office teacher and general office assistant education

There are a few differences between an assistant office teacher and a general office assistant in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Office Teacher	General Office Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Assistant office teacher vs general office assistant demographics

Here are the differences between assistant office teachers' and general office assistants' demographics:

	Assistant Office Teacher	General Office Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.4% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 9.1% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between assistant office teacher and general office assistant duties and responsibilities

Assistant office teacher example responsibilities.

Prepare, manage and distribute substantial amount of complex government paperwork and Medicaid documents; manage and distribute mail to secretaries.
Maintain the potential graduate file, run graduation lists, compile statistical data concerning commencement.
Create and present weekly think provoking PowerPoint presentations used for educating staff, medical students and briefing physicians on clinical findings.
Follow all regulatory policies and procedures, privacy and security standards in accordance with government agencies including HIPAA requirements.

General office assistant example responsibilities.

Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Utilize QuickBooks to prepare checks and process for submission to insurance companies.
Assign jobs to the installers into the computer by their installer identification number, addressed any payroll questions from the installers.
Distribute payroll and verify accuracy.
Maintain general office tidiness run errands and perform other job-relate duties as assigned.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.

Assistant office teacher vs general office assistant skills

Common assistant office teacher skills

Customer Service, 20%
Data Entry, 17%
Front Desk, 15%
PowerPoint, 10%
Microsoft Programs, 8%
Telephone Calls, 6%

Common general office assistant skills

Data Entry, 26%
Customer Service, 12%
General Office Assistance, 9%
Front Desk, 7%
Schedule Appointments, 6%
Office Equipment, 6%

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