Housing assistant vs assistant

The differences between housing assistants and assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a housing assistant, becoming an assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a housing assistant has an average salary of $38,837, which is higher than the $37,363 average annual salary of an assistant.

The top three skills for a housing assistant include housing assistance, customer service and rental assistance. The most important skills for an assistant are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Housing assistant vs assistant overview

	Housing Assistant	Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,837	$37,363
Hourly rate	$18.67	$17.96
Growth rate	12%	-8%
Number of jobs	23,485	557,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	50
Years of experience	12	2

Housing assistant vs assistant salary

Housing assistants and assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Housing Assistant	Assistant
Average salary	$38,837	$37,363
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $62,000	Between $16,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Massachusetts
Best paying company	U.S. Bank	Latham & Watkins
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between housing assistant and assistant education

There are a few differences between a housing assistant and an assistant in terms of educational background:

	Housing Assistant	Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Western Carolina University

Housing assistant vs assistant demographics

Here are the differences between housing assistants' and assistants' demographics:

	Housing Assistant	Assistant
Average age	43	50
Gender ratio	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	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	11%	6%

Differences between housing assistant and assistant duties and responsibilities

Housing assistant example responsibilities.

Manage vocational and rehabilitation services deliver to homeless unemploy, veterans, victims of domestic violence, transgender and ex-offender populations.
Perform a variety of general administrative tasks, perform correspondence and reports, maintain clients files according to HUD regulations.
Maintain client records as required by HUD policy and regulations and perform an interim annual review to determine continuing eligibility.
Used platforms like SharePoint and AccuTrack to facilitate appointment creation, appointment cancellations, and provide detail information about appointment availability.
Used platforms like SharePoint and AccuTrack to facilitate appointment creation, appointment cancellations, and provide detail information about appointment availability.

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.

Housing assistant vs assistant skills

Common housing assistant skills

Housing Assistance, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Rental Assistance, 8%
Front Desk, 6%
House Maintenance, 6%
Patient Care, 5%

Common assistant skills

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