Charter vs front office assistant

The differences between charters and front office assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a charter has an average salary of $33,383, which is higher than the $32,913 average annual salary of a front office assistant.

The top three skills for a charter include strong customer service, mathematics and school programming. The most important skills for a front office assistant are patients, customer service, and excellent interpersonal.

Charter vs front office assistant overview

	Charter	Front Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$33,383	$32,913
Hourly rate	$16.05	$15.82
Growth rate	1%	-5%
Number of jobs	1,051	149,847
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 24%
Average age	43	47
Years of experience	-	2

What does a charter do?

Charters are the people who observe horse races, describe race call outs, and record statistical data of the race to use for publication. They use a formula to compute race completion times for all except for winning horses. Their binoculars are used during a race to view distance markers along the tracks and call out the horses' numbers, positions, and related data for other workers to record. They must have good communication skills, computer skills, and a good understanding of the horse racing industry.

What does a front office assistant do?

Front office assistants typically work and perform their duty within the office. They do office support duties like welcome and greet customers, answer phone calls, and schedule and plan appointments. It is their responsibility to sort mails, route calls, and listen to voicemails. They need to organize and give out communications promptly. Also, they do clerical tasks, manage inventory, and maintain their work area. They must be keen to details, can multitask and have excellent communication and customer service skills.

Charter vs front office assistant salary

Charters and front office assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Charter	Front Office Assistant
Average salary	$33,383	$32,913
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $51,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Buffalo, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	Connecticut
Best paying company	National Express	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between charter and front office assistant education

There are a few differences between a charter and a front office assistant in terms of educational background:

	Charter	Front Office Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 24%
Most common major	Business	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Charter vs front office assistant demographics

Here are the differences between charters' and front office assistants' demographics:

	Charter	Front Office Assistant
Average age	43	47
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 9.7% Female, 90.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between charter and front office assistant duties and responsibilities

Charter example responsibilities.

Train staff members on managing contacts, scheduling programs, and running analytic reports with the Salesforce program.
Gain in depth knowledge in all aspects of the private charter industry: FAA regulations, USCustoms, TSA, etc.
Install additional outlets, run drops.
Help serve customers by giving them internet and cable TV
Rewire houses, run new lines, educate customers how the products and services work.
Maintain the aircraft & crew schedules in compliance with FAA regulations including maintenance and training.

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Front office assistant example responsibilities.

Manage correspondence and documentation for OSHA compliance and hold some accounts payable responsibilities by coding invoices for processing and payment.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations to improve customer relations and promote favorable patient/physician interactions.
Download all transcription for the physicians and mail out letters and patient consults.
Utilize knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT coding by verifying explanation of benefits render to patient, for insurance purposes.
Collect co-pays, enter update demographics into EHR/EMR, enter ICD-9 and CPT codes as needed into patient records electronically
Verify insurance to include commercial and Medicaid.

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Charter vs front office assistant skills

Common charter skills

Strong Customer Service, 26%
Mathematics, 21%
School Programming, 11%
RAN, 5%
Social Studies, 5%
Classroom Management, 5%

Common front office assistant skills

Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 9%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
Patient Demographics, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Front Desk, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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