Medical administrative technician vs administrative associate

The differences between medical administrative technicians and administrative associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a medical administrative technician, becoming an administrative associate takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a medical administrative technician has an average salary of $36,824, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

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

Medical administrative technician vs administrative associate overview

	Medical Administrative Technician	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$36,824	$34,873
Hourly rate	$17.70	$16.77
Growth rate	11%	-8%
Number of jobs	113,908	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	45	50
Years of experience	12	2

Medical administrative technician vs administrative associate salary

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

	Medical Administrative Technician	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$36,824	$34,873
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between medical administrative technician and administrative associate education

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

	Medical Administrative Technician	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Medical administrative technician vs administrative associate demographics

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

	Medical Administrative Technician	Administrative Associate
Average age	45	50
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 8.7% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	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 technician and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Medical administrative technician example responsibilities.

Ensure proper transfer and disposition of medical record to the VA in CHCS are accomplished according to establish policies and procedures.
Follow all HIPAA guidelines, maintaining strict confidentiality and patient rights.
Post Medicaid remittance advices and insurance payments.
Revamp database documentation protocol to streamline patients that need called for appointment reminders.
Direct service provider to patients within the acute and sub-acute psychiatric inpatient treatment facility.
Respond to requests for release and dissemination of information from patient medical treatment records, following HIPPA and patient confidentiality guidelines.

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 technician vs administrative associate skills

Common medical administrative technician skills

Patients, 22%
Patient Care, 17%
HIPAA, 13%
Surgical Procedures, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
Vital Signs, 5%

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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