Hand former helper vs assistant

The differences between hand former helpers and assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assistant has an average salary of $37,363, which is higher than the $37,196 average annual salary of a hand former helper.

The top three skills for a hand former helper include CPR, customer assistance and meal preparation. The most important skills for an assistant are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Hand former helper vs assistant overview

	Hand Former Helper	Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,196	$37,363
Hourly rate	$17.88	$17.96
Growth rate	12%	-8%
Number of jobs	17,609	557,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	38	50
Years of experience	-	2

Hand former helper vs assistant salary

Hand former helpers and assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hand Former Helper	Assistant
Average salary	$37,196	$37,363
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $67,000	Between $16,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Latham & Watkins
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between hand former helper and assistant education

There are a few differences between a hand former helper and an assistant in terms of educational background:

	Hand Former Helper	Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Hand former helper vs assistant demographics

Here are the differences between hand former helpers' and assistants' demographics:

	Hand Former Helper	Assistant
Average age	38	50
Gender ratio	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 6.2% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	6%

Differences between hand former helper and assistant duties and responsibilities

Hand former helper example responsibilities.

Manage employee time sheets for submission to payroll, ensuring accuracy of hours, time off requests and overtime.
Pick up finish pallets from product lines and deliver to auto-band machine.
Operate heavy machinery such as commercial mowers, trucks, and tractors.
Enter payroll on time sheets then enter them semi-weekly into the AS400 program.
Assist customers with groceries; cleaning parking lot and vestibule areas; returning carts to store
pipe line clearing and repair, maintaing the pipe line heavy equipment operator, mowing pipe line

Assistant example responsibilities.

Manage circulations, including educational textbooks and DVDS, video technology and supplies.
Manage branches providing information technology support, logistics, training and operational support.
Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Optimize productivity in prioritizing and managing special projects, PowerPoint presentations for classes, and proctore exams for undergraduate classes.
Assist in jewelry design and assembly, manage company Facebook page, participate in wholesale buying, and manage retail inventory
Manage and update company Facebook page with daily updates, finding/sharing relevant and interesting information, and encouraging fan engagement.

Hand former helper vs assistant skills

Common hand former helper skills

CPR, 13%
Customer Assistance, 11%
Meal Preparation, 10%
Ice Water, 9%
Groceries, 8%
Patient Care, 8%

Common assistant skills

Patients, 27%
Customer Service, 13%
Patient Care, 8%
CPR, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 3%