Inspection clerk vs office administrator

The differences between inspection clerks and office administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an inspection clerk and an office administrator. Additionally, an inspection clerk has an average salary of $40,233, which is higher than the $37,423 average annual salary of an office administrator.

The top three skills for an inspection clerk include customer service, customer satisfaction and inspection reports. The most important skills for an office administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Inspection clerk vs office administrator overview

	Inspection Clerk	Office Administrator
Yearly salary	$40,233	$37,423
Hourly rate	$19.34	$17.99
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,391	118,096
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Inspection clerk vs office administrator salary

Inspection clerks and office administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inspection Clerk	Office Administrator
Average salary	$40,233	$37,423
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $58,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between inspection clerk and office administrator education

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

	Inspection Clerk	Office Administrator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Inspection clerk vs office administrator demographics

Here are the differences between inspection clerks' and office administrators' demographics:

	Inspection Clerk	Office Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 34.2% Female, 65.8%	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.6% Asian, 7.9% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.9% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between inspection clerk and office administrator duties and responsibilities

Inspection clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Inspect materials using a variety of tools such as micrometers, calipers and fluid bath.
Verify BOL accuracy, assist with new driver paperwork, scanning, filing, phone and fax
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Interpret drawings using calipers/micrometers and other gages.
Key in all information from HQS inspections.

Office administrator example responsibilities.

Monitor calls, manage calendars, travel, meeting arrangements, video conference and teleconferencing.
Formulate various procedures to assure efficient operation of the SharePoint system is managed properly for CFWB and BOS.
Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Pull patients charts for doctors using EMR system as well as pulled chart from medical records room.
Create and update all departmental ISO documents.
Collect all outgoing FedEx overnight packages and ship with accurate tracking and conformation information.

Inspection clerk vs office administrator skills

Common inspection clerk skills

Customer Service, 81%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Inspection Reports, 4%
Warehouse Inventory, 1%
Medical Devices, 1%
Part Numbers, 1%

Common office administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Office Equipment, 5%
Front Desk, 4%
PowerPoint, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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