Legislative assistant vs legislative correspondent

The differences between legislative assistants and legislative correspondents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a legislative correspondent has an average salary of $51,076, which is higher than the $45,614 average annual salary of a legislative assistant.

The top three skills for a legislative assistant include policy issues, press releases and legislative process. The most important skills for a legislative correspondent are policy issues, constituent correspondence, and social security.

Legislative assistant vs legislative correspondent overview

	Legislative Assistant	Legislative Correspondent
Yearly salary	$45,614	$51,076
Hourly rate	$21.93	$24.56
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	188	203
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 85%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	-	2

Legislative assistant vs legislative correspondent salary

Legislative assistants and legislative correspondents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Legislative Assistant	Legislative Correspondent
Average salary	$45,614	$51,076
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $83,000	Between $25,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	Anchorage, AK	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Earthjustice	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between legislative assistant and legislative correspondent education

There are a few differences between a legislative assistant and a legislative correspondent in terms of educational background:

	Legislative Assistant	Legislative Correspondent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 85%
Most common major	Political Science	Political Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Legislative assistant vs legislative correspondent demographics

Here are the differences between legislative assistants' and legislative correspondents' demographics:

	Legislative Assistant	Legislative Correspondent
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 48.8% Female, 51.2%	Male, 53.9% Female, 46.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 69.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 9.5% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	13%	10%

Differences between legislative assistant and legislative correspondent duties and responsibilities

Legislative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage office social media accounts including facebook, wordpress and twitter.
Manage website and social media content (Facebook) and write weekly blog for local media outlets.
Track and analyze all outside legislation that impact the Medicaid program.
Draft and review legislation focuse on issues impacting women and families, military sexual trauma, veterans, and human rights.
Provide operational oversight and legislative analysis of association relate measures.
Draft legislation to increase Medicare reimbursements for rural health care providers.

Legislative correspondent example responsibilities.

Develop Facebook strategy, execute launch and manage content.
Monitor statewide newspaper and political forums and compile weekly news updates for distribution to caucus members.
Monitor news coverage, memorandum and talking points, and compile news clips.
General usage of office equipment, extensive immigration clips research, comment tallies, office staff event scheduling.
Work on legislation for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to home health providers

Legislative assistant vs legislative correspondent skills

Common legislative assistant skills

Policy Issues, 17%
Press Releases, 9%
Legislative Process, 5%
Committee Hearings, 5%
Legislative Issues, 3%
State Agencies, 3%

Common legislative correspondent skills

Policy Issues, 24%
Constituent Correspondence, 12%
Social Security, 7%
Press Releases, 5%
Internship Program, 5%
Pending Legislation, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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