Engineering document control clerk vs office administrator

The differences between engineering document control clerks and office administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an engineering document control clerk and an office administrator. Additionally, an engineering document control clerk has an average salary of $66,221, which is higher than the $37,423 average annual salary of an office administrator.

The top three skills for an engineering document control clerk include engineering drawings, data entry and part numbers. The most important skills for an office administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Engineering document control clerk vs office administrator overview

	Engineering Document Control Clerk	Office Administrator
Yearly salary	$66,221	$37,423
Hourly rate	$31.84	$17.99
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	151,355	118,096
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Engineering document control clerk vs office administrator salary

Engineering document control clerks and office administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engineering Document Control Clerk	Office Administrator
Average salary	$66,221	$37,423
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $92,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between engineering document control clerk and office administrator education

There are a few differences between an engineering document control clerk and an office administrator in terms of educational background:

	Engineering Document Control Clerk	Office Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Engineering document control clerk vs office administrator demographics

Here are the differences between engineering document control clerks' and office administrators' demographics:

	Engineering Document Control Clerk	Office Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Asian, 8.5% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.9% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between engineering document control clerk and office administrator duties and responsibilities

Engineering document control clerk example responsibilities.

Manage quality of care improvement initiatives for patients and other mandate hospital standards through surveys and information sessions.
Structure and maintain BOM and raw material.
Convert different document types into PDF format.
Set up and verity electronic document and PDF forms as needed.
Control issuance of hard copy documentation to various departments with strict policies in compliance with ISO requirements.
Conduct facility rounds and communicate with patient care areas to identify patients with infectious disease/conditions requiring special isolation techniques or procedures.

Office administrator example responsibilities.

Monitor calls, manage calendars, travel, meeting arrangements, video conference and teleconferencing.
Formulate various procedures to assure efficient operation of the SharePoint system is managed properly for CFWB and BOS.
Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Pull patients charts for doctors using EMR system as well as pulled chart from medical records room.
Create and update all departmental ISO documents.
Collect all outgoing FedEx overnight packages and ship with accurate tracking and conformation information.

Engineering document control clerk vs office administrator skills

Common engineering document control clerk skills

Engineering Drawings, 55%
Data Entry, 18%
Part Numbers, 14%
CAD, 7%
ISO, 7%

Common office administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Office Equipment, 5%
Front Desk, 4%
PowerPoint, 3%

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