Contact person vs supply clerk

The differences between contact people and supply clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a supply clerk has an average salary of $32,185, which is higher than the $29,757 average annual salary of a contact person.

The top three skills for a contact person include telephone calls, HR and patient care. The most important skills for a supply clerk are customer service, purchase orders, and inventory control.

Contact person vs supply clerk overview

	Contact Person	Supply Clerk
Yearly salary	$29,757	$32,185
Hourly rate	$14.31	$15.47
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	32,375	83,110
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Contact person vs supply clerk salary

Contact people and supply clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contact Person	Supply Clerk
Average salary	$29,757	$32,185
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $41,000	Between $24,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between contact person and supply clerk education

There are a few differences between a contact person and a supply clerk in terms of educational background:

	Contact Person	Supply Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contact person vs supply clerk demographics

Here are the differences between contact people' and supply clerks' demographics:

	Contact Person	Supply Clerk
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 46.4% Female, 53.6%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 7.2% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between contact person and supply clerk duties and responsibilities

Contact person example responsibilities.

Service HVAC components on all makes and models.
Answer multi phone line and forward the call to correct person.
Used credit card machine, and run batch records for end of shift balancing.
Calculate and process garnishments, child support, company purchases, and other payroll deductions.
Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware.
Communicate with account representatives, schedule employees, inspections, schedule work assignments, track payroll and care for equipment.

Supply clerk example responsibilities.

Dispatch vehicles, maintains dispatch records, trip tickets and records in logbooks, manage the GSA vehicle fleet of vehicles.
Provide technical guidance and counseling to junior supply technicians while establishing and maintaining logistics systems records.
Perform warrant search on NCIC system and verifying warrant information.
Enforce proper warehouse procedures to promote accuracy within the SSA's storage section.
Conduct a reconciliation of requisition records with the supporting SSA on a monthly basis.
Secure and control supplies; used computer applications in work assignment such as Microsoft powerpoint, word and excel.

Contact person vs supply clerk skills

Common contact person skills

Telephone Calls, 20%
HR, 12%
Patient Care, 9%
Payroll, 9%
Vital Signs, 7%
Windows, 6%

Common supply clerk skills

Customer Service, 22%
Purchase Orders, 21%
Inventory Control, 6%
Physical Counts, 5%
Logistical Support, 5%
Property Accountability, 3%