Medical administrative specialist vs administrative associate

The differences between medical administrative specialists and administrative associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a medical administrative specialist and an administrative associate. Additionally, a medical administrative specialist has an average salary of $38,787, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

The top three skills for a medical administrative specialist include patients, patient care and medical terminology. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Medical administrative specialist vs administrative associate overview

	Medical Administrative Specialist	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$38,787	$34,873
Hourly rate	$18.65	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	117,776	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	49	50
Years of experience	2	2

Medical administrative specialist vs administrative associate salary

Medical administrative specialists and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Administrative Specialist	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$38,787	$34,873
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $56,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Fairfield, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Delaware	New York
Best paying company	McKinsey & Company Inc	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between medical administrative specialist and administrative associate education

There are a few differences between a medical administrative specialist and an administrative associate in terms of educational background:

	Medical Administrative Specialist	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Medical administrative specialist vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between medical administrative specialists' and administrative associates' demographics:

	Medical Administrative Specialist	Administrative Associate
Average age	49	50
Gender ratio	Male, 34.4% Female, 65.6%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	6%

Differences between medical administrative specialist and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Medical administrative specialist example responsibilities.

Manage chart retrieval/Research/Filing and refilling of patient medical reports and charts in response to request ensuring HIPPA guidelines are meet.
Skil in office administration, interoffice correspondence, answer incoming patients and physician referral calls, electronic scheduling and managing appointments.
Document medical procedures and adhere to HIPAA laws.
Fax all medical records to other offices and insurance company, by complying with HIPPA regulations.
Perform various audit validations for pharmacy claims process for Medicaid recipients.
Conduct epidemiological investigations, prepare reports, hold interviews, counsele patients, and treat all communicable disease.

Administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage consultants' calendar, arrange travel, paid bills via QuickBooks software.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Enter invoices in QuickBooks and P2P.
Fulfill medical record requests from patients, providers and insurance companies in a HIPAA compliant way.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and address day to day general operations and office procedures.
Prepare PowerPoint & other digital media for presentations that are distributed to upper management.

Medical administrative specialist vs administrative associate skills

Common medical administrative specialist skills

Patients, 33%
Patient Care, 7%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Medical Administration, 5%
Word Processing, 4%
AOD, 3%

Common administrative associate skills

Administrative Tasks, 12%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Travel Arrangements, 9%
Patients, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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