Clerical supervisor vs senior clerk

The differences between clerical supervisors and senior clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a clerical supervisor, becoming a senior clerk takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a clerical supervisor has an average salary of $42,408, which is higher than the $30,664 average annual salary of a senior clerk.

The top three skills for a clerical supervisor include office procedures, scheduling appointments and customer service. The most important skills for a senior clerk are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Clerical supervisor vs senior clerk overview

	Clerical Supervisor	Senior Clerk
Yearly salary	$42,408	$30,664
Hourly rate	$20.39	$14.74
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	26,413	86,133
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	2

Clerical supervisor vs senior clerk salary

Clerical supervisors and senior clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clerical Supervisor	Senior Clerk
Average salary	$42,408	$30,664
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $54,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Tracy, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between clerical supervisor and senior clerk education

There are a few differences between a clerical supervisor and a senior clerk in terms of educational background:

	Clerical Supervisor	Senior Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Western Carolina University

Clerical supervisor vs senior clerk demographics

Here are the differences between clerical supervisors' and senior clerks' demographics:

	Clerical Supervisor	Senior Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 8.0% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between clerical supervisor and senior clerk duties and responsibilities

Clerical supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage all front end operations in accordance with HRA, agency policies, and HIPAA guidelines.
Interact with clients and manage client relationships, including escalate issues; team with executive leadership regarding strategy and operations.
Maintain accurate medical records and meet HIPAA compliance.
Assist in payroll process including generating reports.
Organize logistics of team marketing events and develop and maintain team marketing materials.
Provide leadership, oversight, quality performance and work scheduling for distribution mechanics and construction laborers repair work and personnel.

Senior clerk example responsibilities.

Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Operate a POS system to itemize and complete customer purchase.
Supervise employees and run nightly closing financial reports for all restaurants in the resort.
Provide administrative support for meeting logistics and catering.
Monitor payroll for centers and marketing company to ensure accuracy.
Design PowerPoint documents along with plot charts to enhance presentations.

Clerical supervisor vs senior clerk skills

Common clerical supervisor skills

Office Procedures, 15%
Scheduling Appointments, 13%
Customer Service, 11%
Direct Supervision, 10%
Payroll, 7%
Clerical Support, 4%

Common senior clerk skills

Customer Service, 19%
Data Entry, 13%
Patients, 9%
Phone Calls, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%