Firm administrator vs office assistant

The differences between firm administrators and office 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 office assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a firm administrator has an average salary of $70,547, which is higher than the $31,517 average annual salary of an office assistant.

The top three skills for a firm administrator include payroll processing, law firm and litigation. The most important skills for an office assistant are data entry, patients, and customer service.

Firm administrator vs office assistant overview

	Firm Administrator	Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$70,547	$31,517
Hourly rate	$33.92	$15.15
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	51,906	103,293
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	2

Firm administrator vs office assistant salary

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

	Firm Administrator	Office Assistant
Average salary	$70,547	$31,517
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $99,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between firm administrator and office assistant education

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

	Firm Administrator	Office Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Firm administrator vs office assistant demographics

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

	Firm Administrator	Office Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%	Male, 17.3% Female, 82.7%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between firm administrator and office 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.

Office assistant example responsibilities.

Manage filing, photocopying, collating, and faxing public and seal case documents.
Manage CI s SharePoint pages and serve as CI s subject matter expert on SharePoint working groups.
Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Compile payroll records, detect and reconcile discrepancies, accurately report outcomes using QuickBooks.
Maintain office services by organizing office operations and procedures, preparing payroll, controlling correspondences, and designing filing systems.
File client paperwork upholding HIPAA standards.

Firm administrator vs office assistant skills

Common firm administrator skills

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

Common office assistant skills

Data Entry, 16%
Patients, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 6%
Front Desk, 6%