Congressional aide vs clerk

The differences between congressional aides and clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a congressional aide and a clerk. Additionally, a congressional aide has an average salary of $36,393, which is higher than the $31,163 average annual salary of a clerk.

The top three skills for a congressional aide include veterans, press releases and federal government agencies. The most important skills for a clerk are basic math, math, and data entry.

Congressional aide vs clerk overview

	Congressional Aide	Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,393	$31,163
Hourly rate	$17.50	$14.98
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	40,186	80,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Congressional aide vs clerk salary

Congressional aides and clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Congressional Aide	Clerk
Average salary	$36,393	$31,163
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $61,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between congressional aide and clerk education

There are a few differences between a congressional aide and a clerk in terms of educational background:

	Congressional Aide	Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Congressional aide vs clerk demographics

Here are the differences between congressional aides' and clerks' demographics:

	Congressional Aide	Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 8.4% White, 52.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between congressional aide and clerk duties and responsibilities

Congressional aide example responsibilities.

Manage the editorial content, design and distribution of the representative's newsletter.
Organize large-scale community events, including senior health fairs, high school art competitions and veterans' resource fairs.
Provide constituent services, specializing in immigration and service to veterans, environmental issues, speech writing, maintain constituent records
Research developing legislation on agriculture and education policy, and participate in strategy discussions regarding caucus message and legislative action.
Verify and update exiting editorial content and write new editorial for revise statutes.

Clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Administer financial bookkeeping by way of QuickBooks.
Bank reconciliation in QuickBooks and assist bookkeeper when need.
Maintain a high level of confidentiality as required by HIPAA.
Call DMV's and dealerships when liens are not perfect.

Congressional aide vs clerk skills

Common congressional aide skills

Veterans, 20%
Press Releases, 12%
Federal Government Agencies, 9%
Social Security Administration, 9%
Medicare, 8%
Citizenship, 7%

Common clerk skills

Basic Math, 18%
Math, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 8%
POS, 5%