Clerk/assistant manager vs senior clerk

The differences between clerks/assistant manager and senior clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a clerk/assistant manager, becoming a senior clerk takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a clerk/assistant manager has an average salary of $35,720, which is higher than the $30,664 average annual salary of a senior clerk.

The top three skills for a clerk/assistant manager include customer service, scheduling appointments and payroll. The most important skills for a senior clerk are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Clerk/assistant manager vs senior clerk overview

	Clerk/Assistant Manager	Senior Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,720	$30,664
Hourly rate	$17.17	$14.74
Growth rate	18%	-5%
Number of jobs	118,538	86,133
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	47
Years of experience	4	2

Clerk/assistant manager vs senior clerk salary

Clerks/assistant manager and senior clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clerk/Assistant Manager	Senior Clerk
Average salary	$35,720	$30,664
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $44,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Hollister, CA	Tracy, CA
Highest paying state	Vermont	Washington
Best paying company	United States Courts	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	Government	Health Care

Differences between clerk/assistant manager and senior clerk education

There are a few differences between a clerk/assistant manager and a senior clerk in terms of educational background:

	Clerk/Assistant Manager	Senior Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Western Carolina University

Clerk/assistant manager vs senior clerk demographics

Here are the differences between clerks/assistant manager' and senior clerks' demographics:

	Clerk/Assistant Manager	Senior Clerk
Average age	46	47
Gender ratio	Male, 37.9% Female, 62.1%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 9.5% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	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	11%	6%

Differences between clerk/assistant manager and senior clerk duties and responsibilities

Clerk/assistant manager example responsibilities.

Manage several customer service incidents and tend to emergencies including the administration lifesaving CPR to a gym patron.
Perform writing, typing and entering data in AS400.
Work with Microsoft office like Microsoft word, PowerPoint, excel, and sending fax.
Create pars for merchandise, place orders for product, and enter the information into the POS system.
General closing and opening duties including but not limit to computer programs, cleaning, word processing, and POS setup.
Assist in updating computerize payroll.

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.

Clerk/assistant manager vs senior clerk skills

Common clerk/assistant manager skills

Customer Service, 29%
Scheduling Appointments, 11%
Payroll, 7%
Office Equipment, 5%
Management System, 4%
Bank Deposits, 3%

Common senior clerk skills

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