Employee relations assistant vs employee's representative

The differences between employee relations assistants and employee's representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an employee relations assistant and an employee's representative. Additionally, an employee relations assistant has an average salary of $57,480, which is higher than the $54,860 average annual salary of an employee's representative.

The top three skills for an employee relations assistant include substance abuse, management system and community resources. The most important skills for an employee's representative are employee engagement, HRIS, and inbound calls.

Employee relations assistant vs employee's representative overview

	Employee Relations Assistant	Employee's Representative
Yearly salary	$57,480	$54,860
Hourly rate	$27.63	$26.38
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	14,672	8,652
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Employee relations assistant vs employee's representative salary

Employee relations assistants and employee's representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employee Relations Assistant	Employee's Representative
Average salary	$57,480	$54,860
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $84,000	Between $37,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between employee relations assistant and employee's representative education

There are a few differences between an employee relations assistant and an employee's representative in terms of educational background:

	Employee Relations Assistant	Employee's Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employee relations assistant vs employee's representative demographics

Here are the differences between employee relations assistants' and employee's representatives' demographics:

	Employee Relations Assistant	Employee's Representative
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 29.4% Female, 70.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 10.8% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between employee relations assistant and employee's representative duties and responsibilities

Employee relations assistant example responsibilities.

Manage worker's comp claims and FMLA; follow up with employees and carriers on claim status and leaves.
Gather and document information to achieve litigation free outcomes or successfully defend company.
Identify and correct operational issues in clients POS terminals.
Used HRIS to compile and prepare reports for review by management.
Produce PeopleSoft HRIS union member report and wage report to audit wages for compliance.
Demonstrate ability to work in a stock room and understand the logistics of how the company runs.

Employee's representative example responsibilities.

Integrate efforts on actions and programs where joint OPM functional effort are necessary to accomplish recruitment and enhance organizational effectiveness.
Counsele managers and employees on benefits and employment law issues, including FMLA, ADA and EEOC.
Facilitate one-on-one training pertaining to LOA and FMLA procedures.
Process new hires, terminations and employee changes in PeopleSoft.
Implement new HRIS functionality, train staff and serve as a resource on the software.
Prepare claims for intercompany arbitration and litigation.

Employee relations assistant vs employee's representative skills

Common employee relations assistant skills

Substance Abuse, 11%
Management System, 9%
Community Resources, 9%
Assistance Program, 8%
Crisis Intervention, 8%
Quality Customer Service, 6%

Common employee's representative skills

Employee Engagement, 23%
HRIS, 12%
Inbound Calls, 12%
Customer Inquiries, 10%
Customer Issues, 8%
Human Resources, 7%

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