Clerical worker vs typist

The differences between clerical workers and typists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a clerical worker, becoming a typist takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a typist has an average salary of $32,143, which is higher than the $31,390 average annual salary of a clerical worker.

The top three skills for a clerical worker include data entry, scheduling appointments and customer service. The most important skills for a typist are data entry, WPM, and real estate.

Clerical worker vs typist overview

	Clerical Worker	Typist
Yearly salary	$31,390	$32,143
Hourly rate	$15.09	$15.45
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	68,947	34,028
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	12

Clerical worker vs typist salary

Clerical workers and typists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clerical Worker	Typist
Average salary	$31,390	$32,143
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between clerical worker and typist education

There are a few differences between a clerical worker and a typist in terms of educational background:

	Clerical Worker	Typist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Clerical worker vs typist demographics

Here are the differences between clerical workers' and typists' demographics:

	Clerical Worker	Typist
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 23.0% Female, 77.0%	Male, 11.2% Female, 88.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 4.7% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between clerical worker and typist duties and responsibilities

Clerical worker example responsibilities.

Manage filing, photocopying, collating, and faxing public and seal case documents.
Handle customers at the front windows
Schedule contracts of windows sell with installers.
Prepare court subpoenas and criminal dockets for court.
Update files by using QuickBooks and answer the telephone and take brief messages.
Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, using computers or typewriters.

Typist example responsibilities.

Process and obtain DoD secret level clearance.
Complete HTML coding for online versions of books and newsletters.
Assist in providing telephone help desk support to troubleshoot application questions.
Update title work from mark up commitment prepare by the escrow closers.
Type, copy, assemble and distribute policies to escrow officers and clients.
Type policies, endorsements, amendments and other miscellaneous materials for insure and their agents.

Clerical worker vs typist skills

Common clerical worker skills

Data Entry, 24%
Scheduling Appointments, 18%
Customer Service, 11%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Database Systems, 5%
Front Desk, 4%

Common typist skills

Data Entry, 19%
WPM, 13%
Real Estate, 8%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Computer Database, 6%
Escrow, 5%