Associate administrative assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant

The differences between associate administrative assistants 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 associate administrative assistant and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant. Additionally, an associate administrative assistant has an average salary of $46,939, which is higher than the $33,551 average annual salary of a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant.

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

Associate administrative assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant overview

	Associate Administrative Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$46,939	$33,551
Hourly rate	$22.57	$16.13
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	57,908	54,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

What does an associate administrative assistant do?

An associate administrative assistant is responsible for performing administrative and clerical duties to support the business operations, ensuring the timely submission of deliverables. Associate administrative assistants work closely with the financial department, especially on organizing financial reports, issuing invoices, verifying time sheets for payroll purposes, and releasing petty cash. They also manage meeting and conference schedules, coordinate with suppliers and third-party vendors for inventories, and sort documents for reference. An associate administrative assistant must have excellent communication and organization skills, as well as the knowledge of the data processing procedures to update information and track business transactions within the database.

What does a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant do?

A clerk's assistant/administrative assistant is responsible for supporting the company's operations and customers' needs by performing administrative and clerical duties as needed. Clerk's assistants/administrative assistants respond to customers' inquiries and concerns, acknowledging and processing orders, and posting their payments. They also sort company documents, manage office supply inventory, submit business transaction reports, schedule appointments, and operate office equipment. A clerk's assistant/administrative assistant must be very organized. They must also have excellent time-management and multitasking skills to perform office duties with high accuracy and efficiency under minimal supervision.

Associate administrative assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant salary

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

	Associate Administrative Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$46,939	$33,551
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $77,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Beverly, MA	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Hawaii
Best paying company	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	ADM
Best paying industry	-	Government

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

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

	Associate Administrative Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Associate administrative assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant demographics

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

	Associate Administrative Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 24.4% Female, 75.6%	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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 associate administrative assistant and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Associate administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Direct correspondence and communications, monitoring emails and phone calls and managing social media and online presence on Facebook and website.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Reconcile credit card purchases and identify and resolve all payroll discrepancies.
Post photos of available properties on company's Facebook page.
Prepare spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and documentation.
Create spreadsheet to calculate payroll information collect from audit to determine findings.

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.

Associate administrative assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant skills

Common associate administrative assistant skills

Customer Service, 13%
Data Entry, 10%
PowerPoint, 7%
Financial Reports, 5%
Payroll, 5%
Travel Arrangements, 5%

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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