Desk assistant vs guest lecturer

The differences between desk assistants and guest lecturers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a guest lecturer has an average salary of $67,058, which is higher than the $27,353 average annual salary of a desk assistant.

The top three skills for a desk assistant include customer service, residential life and phone calls. The most important skills for a guest lecturer are undergraduate courses, class discussions, and occupational therapy.

Desk assistant vs guest lecturer overview

	Desk Assistant	Guest Lecturer
Yearly salary	$27,353	$67,058
Hourly rate	$13.15	$32.24
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	25,019	24,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

What does a desk assistant do?

A desk assistant is primarily responsible for providing customer service support through calls or desk appointments, ensuring client satisfaction. Typically, they are responsible for answering inquiries and correspondence, addressing issues and concerns, troubleshooting, and providing corrective measures or advice when necessary. Should the problems be challenging to handle, one can elevate the matter to a supervising manager. Moreover, a desk assistant may have clerical duties such as processing paperwork, maintaining documentation and a database, managing schedules, and updating systems.

What does a guest lecturer do?

A Guest Lecturer performs teaching, researching, and administrative duties for a university. Their primary duties include assessing students work, writing research proposals, and managing research budgets.

Desk assistant vs guest lecturer salary

Desk assistants and guest lecturers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Desk Assistant	Guest Lecturer
Average salary	$27,353	$67,058
Salary range	Between $12,000 And $61,000	Between $43,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Massachusetts General Hospital	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between desk assistant and guest lecturer education

There are a few differences between a desk assistant and a guest lecturer in terms of educational background:

	Desk Assistant	Guest Lecturer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Desk assistant vs guest lecturer demographics

Here are the differences between desk assistants' and guest lecturers' demographics:

	Desk Assistant	Guest Lecturer
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 35.5% Female, 64.5%	Male, 46.0% Female, 54.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 11.7% White, 51.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 14.4% White, 51.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between desk assistant and guest lecturer duties and responsibilities

Desk assistant example responsibilities.

Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA.
Fulfill front desk duties such as: customer service, operating cash register, scheduling reservations, answering phone calls and housekeeping
Check ids, close the weight room, put weights away, answer phones
Check in/out guests and operate hotel booking software.
Answer calls, complete paperwork, and ensure the hall run smoothly
Check in residents after midnight, and run check out of dorm equipment.

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Guest lecturer example responsibilities.

Create web sites and documentation, using HTML, to manage various projects.
Instill``failing-faster & learning"philosophy.
Design class, create syllabus, teach 4th year acting students financial and business skills.
Present on the components of a succinct and solid sociological research paper to a senior seminar class.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate students addressing the intersections of economics, law, and public policy.
Integrate mathematics into children's literature.

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Desk assistant vs guest lecturer skills

Common desk assistant skills

Customer Service, 22%
Residential Life, 18%
Phone Calls, 16%
Front Desk Coverage, 8%
Administrative Tasks, 7%
Emergency Situations, 4%

Common guest lecturer skills

Undergraduate Courses, 19%
Class Discussions, 11%
Occupational Therapy, 9%
Seminar, 6%
Literature, 5%
Abnormal Psychology, 5%

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