Hand former helper vs support staff

The differences between hand former helpers and desk clerks supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a hand former helper has an average salary of $37,196, which is higher than the $31,772 average annual salary of a support staff.

The top three skills for a hand former helper include CPR, customer assistance and meal preparation. The most important skills for a support staff are customer service, developmental disabilities, and mental health.

Hand former helper vs support staff overview

	Hand Former Helper	Support Staff
Yearly salary	$37,196	$31,772
Hourly rate	$17.88	$15.28
Growth rate	12%	36%
Number of jobs	17,609	161,915
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	38	47
Years of experience	-	6

Hand former helper vs support staff salary

Hand former helpers and desk clerks supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hand Former Helper	Support Staff
Average salary	$37,196	$31,772
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $67,000	Between $25,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lakeland Electric
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between hand former helper and support staff education

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

	Hand Former Helper	Support Staff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Duke University

Hand former helper vs support staff demographics

Here are the differences between hand former helpers' and desk clerks supervisors' demographics:

	Hand Former Helper	Support Staff
Average age	38	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%	Male, 31.2% Female, 68.8%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 6.2% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	8%

Differences between hand former helper and support staff 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

Support staff example responsibilities.

Manage SharePoint inventory repository and assign access levels to new hires as needed.
Provide companionship to the consumer.
Tutor students in various science courses, English and GED prep classes.
Maintain a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment which fosters growth and rehabilitation.
Work with students at various levels of mathematics knowledge within the same teaching environment.
Work with students who have graduated from the developmental mathematics program on more advance mathematics classes.

Hand former helper vs support staff skills

Common hand former helper skills

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

Common support staff skills

Customer Service, 9%
Developmental Disabilities, 7%
Mental Health, 6%
Meal Preparation, 6%
Direct Care, 6%
Home Maintenance, 6%