Correspondence specialist vs correspondent

The differences between correspondence specialists 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 specialist, becoming a correspondent takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a correspondent has an average salary of $82,217, which is higher than the $32,859 average annual salary of a correspondence specialist.

The top three skills for a correspondence specialist include quality standards, customer service and data entry. The most important skills for a correspondent are news stories, news coverage, and feature stories.

Correspondence specialist vs correspondent overview

	Correspondence Specialist	Correspondent
Yearly salary	$32,859	$82,217
Hourly rate	$15.80	$39.53
Growth rate	-	-10%
Number of jobs	19,323	2,835
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	4	2

Correspondence specialist vs correspondent salary

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

	Correspondence Specialist	Correspondent
Average salary	$32,859	$82,217
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $54,000	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 specialist and correspondent education

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

	Correspondence Specialist	Correspondent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Journalism
Most common college	-	Northwestern University

Correspondence specialist vs correspondent demographics

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

	Correspondence Specialist	Correspondent
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 23.8% Female, 76.2%	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 specialist and correspondent duties and responsibilities

Correspondence specialist example responsibilities.

Lead periodic training sessions relate to elements of business documentation via PowerPoint presentations.
Support ISO audits for process documentation and software/ literature distribution, managing follow-up corrective action plans as needed.
Receive training in FOIA, CRM and Sharepoint.
Assist trained and troubleshoot to lower level staff.
Use of Internet to research information relate to patient care reports and medicaid denial reasons.
Adjust all account to reflect the EOB's in accordance with departmental policy and procedures.

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 specialist vs correspondent skills

Common correspondence specialist skills

Quality Standards, 18%
Customer Service, 13%
Data Entry, 13%
Medicaid, 8%
SharePoint, 5%
HIPAA, 4%

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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