Assistant office teacher vs office clerical assistant

The differences between assistant office teachers and office clerical 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 an office clerical assistant. Additionally, an assistant office teacher has an average salary of $31,177, which is higher than the $28,373 average annual salary of an office clerical assistant.

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

Assistant office teacher vs office clerical assistant overview

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerical Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,177	$28,373
Hourly rate	$14.99	$13.64
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	85,991	83,010
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Assistant office teacher vs office clerical assistant salary

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

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerical Assistant
Average salary	$31,177	$28,373
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $46,000	Between $22,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between assistant office teacher and office clerical assistant education

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

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerical Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Assistant office teacher vs office clerical assistant demographics

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

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerical Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%	Male, 18.5% Female, 81.5%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 7.4% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between assistant office teacher and office clerical 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.

Office clerical assistant example responsibilities.

Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Prepare payroll summary and submit to accountant for direct deposit.
Provide efficient and professional telephone services in challenging mental health office while upholding confidentiality under HIPAA standards.
Charge entry on EMR program software HCS Interactant.
Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.

Assistant office teacher vs office clerical 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 office clerical assistant skills

Data Entry, 20%
Customer Service, 20%
Patients, 12%
Word Processing, 9%
Office Equipment, 5%
Windows, 4%

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