District administrator vs administrative associate

The differences between district administrators and administrative associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a district administrator, becoming an administrative associate takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a district administrator has an average salary of $49,010, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

The top three skills for a district administrator include financial reports, purchase orders and expense reports. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

District administrator vs administrative associate overview

	District Administrator	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$49,010	$34,873
Hourly rate	$23.56	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	59,529	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	6	2

District administrator vs administrative associate salary

District administrators and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	District Administrator	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$49,010	$34,873
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $75,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between district administrator and administrative associate education

There are a few differences between a district administrator and an administrative associate in terms of educational background:

	District Administrator	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Western Carolina University

District administrator vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between district administrators' and administrative associates' demographics:

	District Administrator	Administrative Associate
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between district administrator and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

District administrator example responsibilities.

Assist with special projects as outlined by DM, managing and monitoring projects to ensure deadlines are meet.
Manage transition of new research faculty members in mid-year, including transfer of NIH federal grants and private grants.
Initiate and manage the implementation of facilities management oversight of external properties.
Create and coordinate distribution of all local marketing material, (newsletters, brochures, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
Maintain physical/electronic files for office use and SharePoint access.
Create customized proposals, PowerPoint presentations and detail benefits comparisons including cost analysis, benefits options and richness of plans.

Administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage consultants' calendar, arrange travel, paid bills via QuickBooks software.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Enter invoices in QuickBooks and P2P.
Fulfill medical record requests from patients, providers and insurance companies in a HIPAA compliant way.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and address day to day general operations and office procedures.
Prepare PowerPoint & other digital media for presentations that are distributed to upper management.

District administrator vs administrative associate skills

Common district administrator skills

Financial Reports, 9%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Expense Reports, 7%
Travel Arrangements, 7%
Invoice, 7%
Human Resources, 6%

Common administrative associate skills

Administrative Tasks, 12%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Travel Arrangements, 9%
Patients, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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