Data control clerk vs front office assistant

The differences between data control clerks and front office assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a data control clerk and a front office assistant. Additionally, a front office assistant has an average salary of $32,913, which is higher than the $30,597 average annual salary of a data control clerk.

The top three skills for a data control clerk include data entry, telephone calls and output data. The most important skills for a front office assistant are patients, customer service, and excellent interpersonal.

Data control clerk vs front office assistant overview

	Data Control Clerk	Front Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$30,597	$32,913
Hourly rate	$14.71	$15.82
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	160,801	149,847
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 24%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Data control clerk vs front office assistant salary

Data control clerks and front office assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Data Control Clerk	Front Office Assistant
Average salary	$30,597	$32,913
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between data control clerk and front office assistant education

There are a few differences between a data control clerk and a front office assistant in terms of educational background:

	Data Control Clerk	Front Office Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 24%
Most common major	Business	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Data control clerk vs front office assistant demographics

Here are the differences between data control clerks' and front office assistants' demographics:

	Data Control Clerk	Front Office Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 34.3% Female, 65.7%	Male, 9.7% Female, 90.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 9.4% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between data control clerk and front office assistant duties and responsibilities

Data control clerk example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations of ACH payments and research errors in different internal and external databases that prevent payments from transferring.
Execute the protocols for the Rockwell FactoryTalk SCADA.
Create 10-15 web sites on SharePoint per week.
Perform SQL queries to validate data store in database.
Perform online reject- repair using a CRT and physical documents.
Maintain a complete knowledge of all utilities including JCL'S.

Front office assistant example responsibilities.

Manage correspondence and documentation for OSHA compliance and hold some accounts payable responsibilities by coding invoices for processing and payment.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations to improve customer relations and promote favorable patient/physician interactions.
Download all transcription for the physicians and mail out letters and patient consults.
Utilize knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT coding by verifying explanation of benefits render to patient, for insurance purposes.
Collect co-pays, enter update demographics into EHR/EMR, enter ICD-9 and CPT codes as needed into patient records electronically
Verify insurance to include commercial and Medicaid.

Data control clerk vs front office assistant skills

Common data control clerk skills

Data Entry, 39%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Output Data, 6%
Inventory Control, 5%
Student Scheduling, 4%
Payroll, 4%

Common front office assistant skills

Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 9%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
Patient Demographics, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Front Desk, 4%

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