Assistant office teacher vs office clerk

The differences between assistant office teachers and office clerks 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 clerk. Additionally, an assistant office teacher has an average salary of $31,177, which is higher than the $30,927 average annual salary of an office clerk.

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

Assistant office teacher vs office clerk overview

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,177	$30,927
Hourly rate	$14.99	$14.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	85,991	106,497
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Assistant office teacher vs office clerk salary

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

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerk
Average salary	$31,177	$30,927
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $46,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Englewood, CO
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between assistant office teacher and office clerk education

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

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Assistant office teacher vs office clerk demographics

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

	Assistant Office Teacher	Office Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%	Male, 23.3% Female, 76.7%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 7.9% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between assistant office teacher and office clerk 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 clerk example responsibilities.

Complete medical records requests as specified under HIPAA regulations.
Scan EOB's and attach to payments in software system.
Perform electronic billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and HMO/PPO submissions.
Follow all HIPAA guidelines and safety rules as required within the healthcare policy.
Perform account analysis on credit balance accounts using insurance explanation of benefit information (EOB).
Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provide.

Assistant office teacher vs office clerk 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 clerk skills

Customer Service, 21%
Data Entry, 18%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Payroll, 5%
Office Equipment, 4%
Office Machines, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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