Employment representative vs self-employed

The differences between employment representatives and self-employeds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an employment representative and a self-employed. Additionally, an employment representative has an average salary of $36,457, which is higher than the $34,734 average annual salary of a self-employed.

The top three skills for an employment representative include data entry, customer service and inbound calls. The most important skills for a self-employed are windows, mowing, and customer service.

Employment representative vs self-employed overview

	Employment Representative	Self-Employed
Yearly salary	$36,457	$34,734
Hourly rate	$17.53	$16.70
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	6,289	6,215
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Employment representative vs self-employed salary

Employment representatives and self-employeds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employment Representative	Self-Employed
Average salary	$36,457	$34,734
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $45,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	Milpitas, CA	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	UC Santa Barbara	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between employment representative and self-employed education

There are a few differences between an employment representative and a self-employed in terms of educational background:

	Employment Representative	Self-Employed
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employment representative vs self-employed demographics

Here are the differences between employment representatives' and self-employeds' demographics:

	Employment Representative	Self-Employed
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 60.8% Female, 39.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 7.5% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between employment representative and self-employed duties and responsibilities

Employment representative example responsibilities.

Manage recurring compensation and benefits events and resolve complex or atypical issues.
Explain FMLA guidelines for STD/LTD to employees requesting a leave of absence.
Liaisoned with attorneys to gather and compile data to prepare for OFCCP certification and audit.
Process all status changes, terminations, PTO cash outs, and address changes by inputting data into HRIS system.
Track FMLA, collecting necessary medical documentation and providing appropriate paperwork to employees.
Engage in extensive business process review in anticipation of an organizational HRIS system upgrade.

Self-employed example responsibilities.

Develop and manage the in-store informational PowerPoint presentations that run on multiple televisions to answer questions and provide information to customers.
Generate monthly, quarterly and yearly sales reports, correspondence, & PowerPoint presentations.
Complete jobs (lawn mowing, lawn cleaning, edging, trimmings bushes and trees) any aspect of lawn care.
Work with traditional video cameras and DSLR cameras.
Develop a website and Facebook page to increase networking.
Equip with a full-frame Nikon D600 and multiple lenses.

Employment representative vs self-employed skills

Common employment representative skills

Data Entry, 16%
Customer Service, 16%
Inbound Calls, 9%
Unemployment Claims, 7%
Training Programs, 5%
HR, 5%

Common self-employed skills

Windows, 15%
Mowing, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Financial Statements, 13%
Payroll, 8%
Real Estate, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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