Business partner vs office employee

The differences between business partners and office employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a business partner, becoming an office employee takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a business partner has an average salary of $96,324, which is higher than the $35,825 average annual salary of an office employee.

The top three skills for a business partner include analytics, project management and customer service. The most important skills for an office employee are customer service, telephone calls, and customer accounts.

Business partner vs office employee overview

	Business Partner	Office Employee
Yearly salary	$96,324	$35,825
Hourly rate	$46.31	$17.22
Growth rate	10%	-5%
Number of jobs	106,251	74,182
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	39	47
Years of experience	10	2

What does a business partner do?

A business partner is an individual who is involved in a legal business partnership with other individuals to manage a business as co-owners. Business partners invest their money into the business, and each partner benefits from any profits and sustains part of any losses. They must file with the state in which they do business and are governed mostly by state laws. Business partners can also be either liable or not for the actions taken by the company.

What does an office employee do?

An office employee is someone who performs clerical and any other tasks usually performed by managers. Office employees are employed as clerical workers in offices or organizations. They execute tasks such as typing and word processing, answering phone calls, bookkeeping, and stenography. It is their responsibility to ensure the smooth daily operations of an office. Their diligence, communication skills, customer service, hard work, and attention to detail are necessary for this job.

Business partner vs office employee salary

Business partners and office employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Business Partner	Office Employee
Average salary	$96,324	$35,825
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $140,000	Between $19,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	East Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	California
Best paying company	ZS	OSF HealthCare
Best paying industry	Technology	Professional

Differences between business partner and office employee education

There are a few differences between a business partner and an office employee in terms of educational background:

	Business Partner	Office Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	Western Carolina University

Business partner vs office employee demographics

Here are the differences between business partners' and office employees' demographics:

	Business Partner	Office Employee
Average age	39	47
Gender ratio	Male, 56.2% Female, 43.8%	Male, 34.4% Female, 65.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 7.9% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between business partner and office employee duties and responsibilities

Business partner example responsibilities.

Manage publicity online, in medias such as Facebook and Instagram.
Negotiate and manage vendor relations using SLA's and metric management.
Lead the establishment of key ERP, database and java applications environments.
Implement and manage social media strategies and blog content as well as customer relationships on Salesforce.com.
Lead all operational, financial and customer relationship aspects of MMI's largest global OEM customer, IBM.
Plan, manage, supervise and lead the development, QA, UAT and deployment efforts towards on time delivery.

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Office employee example responsibilities.

Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Complete payroll by compiling hours and verifying submissions weekly, via QuickBooks.
File paperwork, organize PowerPoint presentations, assist with typing correspondence and fax documents to appropriate destination.
Demonstrate ability to maintain composure and work efficiently in a fast-pace environment while following HIPAA guidelines.

Business partner vs office employee skills

Common business partner skills

Analytics, 8%
Project Management, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 5%
Performance Management, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 4%

Common office employee skills

Customer Service, 72%
Telephone Calls, 5%
Customer Accounts, 4%
Medical Billing, 4%
Computer System, 2%
Front Desk, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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