Election assistant vs management assistant

The differences between election assistants and management assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an election assistant and a management assistant. Additionally, a management assistant has an average salary of $44,020, which is higher than the $34,066 average annual salary of an election assistant.

The top three skills for an election assistant include data entry, registration materials and election materials. The most important skills for a management assistant are patients, word processing, and customer satisfaction.

Election assistant vs management assistant overview

	Election Assistant	Management Assistant
Yearly salary	$34,066	$44,020
Hourly rate	$16.38	$21.16
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	32,894	107,324
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Election assistant vs management assistant salary

Election assistants and management assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Election Assistant	Management Assistant
Average salary	$34,066	$44,020
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $46,000	Between $30,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Nokia
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between election assistant and management assistant education

There are a few differences between an election assistant and a management assistant in terms of educational background:

	Election Assistant	Management Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Election assistant vs management assistant demographics

Here are the differences between election assistants' and management assistants' demographics:

	Election Assistant	Management Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 38.8% Female, 61.2%	Male, 41.7% Female, 58.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between election assistant and management assistant duties and responsibilities

Election assistant example responsibilities.

Manage circulations, including educational textbooks and DVDS, video technology and supplies.
Plan, coordinate and enforce candidate and committee filing compliance program proofreading official ballot copy and research election files.
Create database in SQL incorporating data from order systems to assist logistics personnel regulating product receive in the warehouse.

Management assistant example responsibilities.

Manage the operations for FOH and BOH facilities.
Develop management and leadership principles while managing, training, and motivating employees in fast-pace, high-volume sales/customer service business.
Work with HQ in resolving payroll, personnel, performance, conduct, EEO, congressional, and legal issues.
Used QuickBooks to facilitate small business accounting.
Receive and process visit requests through JPAS.
Start as cashier, learned the register POS system.

Election assistant vs management assistant skills

Common election assistant skills

Data Entry, 36%
Registration Materials, 16%
Election Materials, 14%
Proofreading, 7%
Office Equipment, 7%
Election Process, 5%

Common management assistant skills

Patients, 13%
Word Processing, 12%
Customer Satisfaction, 11%
PowerPoint, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Statistical Data, 5%

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