Congressional aide vs general clerk

The differences between congressional aides and general 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 general clerk. Additionally, a congressional aide has an average salary of $36,393, which is higher than the $33,254 average annual salary of a general clerk.

The top three skills for a congressional aide include veterans, press releases and federal government agencies. The most important skills for a general clerk are customer service, data entry, and office procedures.

Congressional aide vs general clerk overview

	Congressional Aide	General Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,393	$33,254
Hourly rate	$17.50	$15.99
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	40,186	141,570
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 general clerk salary

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

	Congressional Aide	General Clerk
Average salary	$36,393	$33,254
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $61,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	National Grid plc
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between congressional aide and general clerk education

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

	Congressional Aide	General 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 general clerk demographics

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

	Congressional Aide	General Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 9.2% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between congressional aide and general 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.

General clerk example responsibilities.

Excel, beginners & PowerPoint, beginners.
Have knowledge of CPRS navigation and ICD-9 codes.
Engage in transactions involving cash where constant math and arithmetic occurs.
Utilize PowerPoint to communicate daily, weekly contest, and training material.
Close money bags daily using math and also logic (when necessary).
Assist the 2010 CFC group with their video presentations to galvanize employee donations throughout entire FSA.

Congressional aide vs general clerk skills

Common congressional aide skills

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

Common general clerk skills

Customer Service, 12%
Data Entry, 10%
Office Procedures, 6%
Veterans, 6%
Office Equipment, 5%
Citizenship, 5%