Correspondence specialist vs specialist

The differences between correspondence specialists and specialists 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 specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, 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 specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Correspondence specialist vs specialist overview

	Correspondence Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$32,859	$58,013
Hourly rate	$15.80	$27.89
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	19,323	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	4	2

Correspondence specialist vs specialist salary

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

	Correspondence Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$32,859	$58,013
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $54,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between correspondence specialist and specialist education

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

	Correspondence Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Correspondence specialist vs specialist demographics

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

	Correspondence Specialist	Specialist
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 23.8% Female, 76.2%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	11%

Differences between correspondence specialist and specialist 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.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Correspondence specialist vs specialist skills

Common correspondence specialist skills

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

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%