Firm administrator vs executive administrative assistant

The differences between firm administrators and executive administrative assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a firm administrator, becoming an executive administrative assistant takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a firm administrator has an average salary of $70,547, which is higher than the $44,665 average annual salary of an executive administrative assistant.

The top three skills for a firm administrator include payroll processing, law firm and litigation. The most important skills for an executive administrative assistant are powerpoint, customer service, and phone calls.

Firm administrator vs executive administrative assistant overview

	Firm Administrator	Executive Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$70,547	$44,665
Hourly rate	$33.92	$21.47
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	51,906	101,940
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	47	49
Years of experience	6	4

Firm administrator vs executive administrative assistant salary

Firm administrators and executive administrative assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Firm Administrator	Executive Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$70,547	$44,665
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $99,000	Between $31,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between firm administrator and executive administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between a firm administrator and an executive administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Firm Administrator	Executive Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Firm administrator vs executive administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between firm administrators' and executive administrative assistants' demographics:

	Firm Administrator	Executive Administrative Assistant
Average age	47	49
Gender ratio	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%	Male, 8.3% Female, 91.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	10%

Differences between firm administrator and executive administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Firm administrator example responsibilities.

Manage the purchase of supplies, A/R, A/P, general bookkeeping, trust account, and client billing.
Direct Medicaid health plan management division activities (manage care program operations, quality improvement, and contract administration).
Complete and review bi-monthly QuickBooks's journal entries.
Perform bank reconciliation and month-end close; submit to CPA for tax review.
Prepare in house semi monthly payroll for staff along with partner compensation with QuickBooks.
Act as liaison and communication link between management and staff, and among all offices for this CPA firm.

Executive administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Format, edit, and manage the daily Visio blueprint documents for all software engineers.
Assist SVP with managing transition to effectively disband correspondent department and close office.
Orchestrate hotel special events and reservations; manage customer relations and provide exemplary to all customers.
Manage and coordinate complex internal and external meetings and/or events via videoconferencing, WebEx and teleconference calls.
Arrange domestic travel including airline reservations, grind transportation and accommodations.
Perform accurate data entry and decrease backlog of proposals, proposal requests and future opportunities in Microsoft SharePoint

Firm administrator vs executive administrative assistant skills

Common firm administrator skills

Payroll Processing, 16%
Law Firm, 12%
Litigation, 5%
Office Equipment, 3%
General Ledger, 3%
CPA, 3%

Common executive administrative assistant skills

PowerPoint, 12%
Customer Service, 8%
Phone Calls, 6%
Data Entry, 6%
Calendar Management, 4%
Payroll, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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