Executive receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator

The differences between executive receptionists and office managers/office coordinator can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an executive receptionist, becoming an office manager/office coordinator takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an office manager/office coordinator has an average salary of $44,616, which is higher than the $41,640 average annual salary of an executive receptionist.

The top three skills for an executive receptionist include front desk, scheduling conference rooms and reservations. The most important skills for an office manager/office coordinator are customer service, financial reports, and office equipment.

Executive receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator overview

	Executive Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Yearly salary	$41,640	$44,616
Hourly rate	$20.02	$21.45
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	82,958	63,703
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	47
Years of experience	2	6

What does an executive receptionist do?

An executive receptionist works with chief officers of organizations, handles administrative tasks, schedules meetings, arranges travel, and handles secretarial tasks. For board meetings, they ensure that conference rooms are clean, prepare refreshments, and refill supplies. They also manage an executive director's schedule, transcribe meeting minutes for board meetings, and ensure materials are ready for presentations.

What does an office manager/office coordinator do?

An office manager/office coordinator is responsible for managing daily administrative tasks and monitoring workflow processes to ensure maximum productivity on meeting client deadlines and maintaining customer satisfaction. Office managers/office coordinators respond to customers' inquiries and concerns, manage records accurately, assist the marketing department on promoting brand image, develop strategic procedures, and identify business opportunities to grow revenues and increase profitability. An office manager/office coordinator must have excellent communication and organization skills to perform various duties in supporting business operations.

Executive receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator salary

Executive receptionists and office managers/office coordinator have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Executive Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Average salary	$41,640	$44,616
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $54,000	Between $33,000 And $59,000
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Differences between executive receptionist and office manager/office coordinator education

There are a few differences between an executive receptionist and an office manager/office coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Executive Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	California State University - Bakersfield

Executive receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between executive receptionists' and office managers/office coordinator' demographics:

	Executive Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Average age	42	47
Gender ratio	Male, 8.4% Female, 91.6%	Male, 8.8% Female, 91.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 6.1% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between executive receptionist and office manager/office coordinator duties and responsibilities

Executive receptionist example responsibilities.

Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Accept payment for copays, research and verify insurance coverage, and ensure patients sign HIPAA regulationinformation document.

Office manager/office coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage production of an RFP to source $60m in software and services and manage a subset of the subsequent implementation.
Process weekly payroll through QuickBooks and conduct bank account reconciliation.
Establish a QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records and streamline productivity.
Create PowerPoint presentations used for business development, organize files, develop spreadsheets, fax reports and scan documents.
Generate bi-weekly payroll, along with reconciling monthly summaries, calculating payroll tax liabilities and preparing quarterly tax reports.
Maintain tenant lease files, monthly tenant billing, A/R, A/P, office supply inventory.

Executive receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator skills

Common executive receptionist skills

Front Desk, 18%
Scheduling Conference Rooms, 12%
Reservations, 11%
Data Entry, 11%
Executive Assistants, 5%
Travel Arrangements, 5%

Common office manager/office coordinator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Financial Reports, 9%
Office Equipment, 5%
Appointment Scheduling, 4%
Office Operations, 4%
Travel Arrangements, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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