Automation clerk vs office administrator

The differences between automation clerks and office administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an automation clerk and an office administrator. Additionally, an office administrator has an average salary of $37,423, which is higher than the $30,754 average annual salary of an automation clerk.

The top three skills for an automation clerk include zip codes, mail handling and postal service. The most important skills for an office administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Automation clerk vs office administrator overview

	Automation Clerk	Office Administrator
Yearly salary	$30,754	$37,423
Hourly rate	$14.79	$17.99
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	73,873	118,096
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Automation clerk vs office administrator salary

Automation clerks and office administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Automation Clerk	Office Administrator
Average salary	$30,754	$37,423
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $38,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between automation clerk and office administrator education

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

	Automation Clerk	Office Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Automation clerk vs office administrator demographics

Here are the differences between automation clerks' and office administrators' demographics:

	Automation Clerk	Office Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 9.4% White, 52.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.9% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between automation clerk and office administrator duties and responsibilities

Automation clerk example responsibilities.

Manage a FedEx account to facilitate the shipment process and maintain a mail log binder for items send.
Create MWR card for contractors and DOD civilians.
Track government property disburse throughout DoD facilities.
Document all correspondence between the carrier/provider, ensuring compliance with all HIPAA mandate regulations.
Perform general office automation duties to include creating correspondences, reports, and organizing and preparing data for PowerPoint presentations.
Maintain office electronic repository in SharePoint; ensure document configuration practices are upheld.

Office administrator example responsibilities.

Monitor calls, manage calendars, travel, meeting arrangements, video conference and teleconferencing.
Formulate various procedures to assure efficient operation of the SharePoint system is managed properly for CFWB and BOS.
Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Pull patients charts for doctors using EMR system as well as pulled chart from medical records room.
Create and update all departmental ISO documents.
Collect all outgoing FedEx overnight packages and ship with accurate tracking and conformation information.

Automation clerk vs office administrator skills

Common automation clerk skills

ZIP Codes, 12%
Mail Handling, 6%
Postal Service, 6%
Telephone Calls, 6%
Travel Arrangements, 5%
PowerPoint, 5%

Common office administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Office Equipment, 5%
Front Desk, 4%
PowerPoint, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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