Correspondence representative vs correspondent

The differences between correspondence representatives and correspondents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a correspondence representative, becoming a correspondent takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a correspondent has an average salary of $82,217, which is higher than the $36,299 average annual salary of a correspondence representative.

The top three skills for a correspondence representative include data entry, outbound calls and patient accounts. The most important skills for a correspondent are news stories, news coverage, and feature stories.

Correspondence representative vs correspondent overview

	Correspondence Representative	Correspondent
Yearly salary	$36,299	$82,217
Hourly rate	$17.45	$39.53
Growth rate	-	-10%
Number of jobs	87,484	2,835
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	4	2

Correspondence representative vs correspondent salary

Correspondence representatives and correspondents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correspondence Representative	Correspondent
Average salary	$36,299	$82,217
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $66,000	Between $50,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	American Broadcasting Company
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between correspondence representative and correspondent education

There are a few differences between a correspondence representative and a correspondent in terms of educational background:

	Correspondence Representative	Correspondent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Journalism
Most common college	-	Northwestern University

Correspondence representative vs correspondent demographics

Here are the differences between correspondence representatives' and correspondents' demographics:

	Correspondence Representative	Correspondent
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%	Male, 45.0% Female, 55.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 9.7% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between correspondence representative and correspondent duties and responsibilities

Correspondence representative example responsibilities.

Educate veterans and the college community on veteran's benefits and academic requirements need to accomplish academic goals.
Accept and comply with subpoenas.
Greet and welcome patients assisting them in obtaining records regulate by HIPAA law.
Research loans and produce correspondence for various complaints, disputes, inquiries, and legal requests according to RESPA guidelines.
Handle confidential patient information per HIPAA guidelines.
Compile and input homeowner s information into SharePoint s correspondence database.

Correspondent example responsibilities.

Lead reporting in Mongolia, representing AFP's regional headquarters in Beijing.
Manage constituent relations regarding financial services, housing, budget, judiciary, homeland security, and government oversight issues.
Develop Facebook strategy, execute launch and manage content.
Handle education, foreign affairs, judiciary and natural resources issues; assist with appropriations requests.
Process FHA, VA and correspondent disclosures.
Gain knowledge of interviewing, photography, and newsworthiness.

Correspondence representative vs correspondent skills

Common correspondence representative skills

Data Entry, 15%
Outbound Calls, 11%
Patient Accounts, 10%
Email Inquiries, 9%
HIPAA, 6%
Inbound Calls, 6%

Common correspondent skills

News Stories, 17%
News Coverage, 11%
Feature Stories, 7%
Instagram, 6%
Financial Statements, 6%
Develop Story Ideas, 4%

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