Nurse receptionist vs administrative receptionist

The differences between nurse receptionists and administrative receptionists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a nurse receptionist and an administrative receptionist. Additionally, a nurse receptionist has an average salary of $31,667, which is higher than the $31,502 average annual salary of an administrative receptionist.

The top three skills for a nurse receptionist include front desk, patients and phone calls. The most important skills for an administrative receptionist are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Nurse receptionist vs administrative receptionist overview

	Nurse Receptionist	Administrative Receptionist
Yearly salary	$31,667	$31,502
Hourly rate	$15.22	$15.15
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	41,732	91,892
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	42	50
Years of experience	2	2

Nurse receptionist vs administrative receptionist salary

Nurse receptionists and administrative receptionists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nurse Receptionist	Administrative Receptionist
Average salary	$31,667	$31,502
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Beacon Hill Staffing Group
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between nurse receptionist and administrative receptionist education

There are a few differences between a nurse receptionist and an administrative receptionist in terms of educational background:

	Nurse Receptionist	Administrative Receptionist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Nurse receptionist vs administrative receptionist demographics

Here are the differences between nurse receptionists' and administrative receptionists' demographics:

	Nurse Receptionist	Administrative Receptionist
Average age	42	50
Gender ratio	Male, 8.1% Female, 91.9%	Male, 8.0% Female, 92.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 6.1% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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	6%	6%

Differences between nurse receptionist and administrative receptionist duties and responsibilities

Nurse receptionist example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Prepare treatment rooms for patients examinations.
Establish accurate accounts for each guest upon check-in according to their requirements and ensure guest paperwork or documentation are filed appropriately.
Document and identify doctors' availability and schedule appointments utilizing AVImark scheduling software.

Administrative receptionist example responsibilities.

Manage travel reimbursements, and reconcile process and forward to payroll for assign individuals.
Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Sort first class mail, FedEx, campus mail and all incoming mail daily.
Draft correspondence and other written material, develop PowerPoint slides and graphic presentations for demographic analysts.
Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that payroll delivery times and locations are coordinate.
Greet visitors, and respond to telephone and in-person requests for information for sole-practitioner office serving several hundr patients.

Nurse receptionist vs administrative receptionist skills

Common nurse receptionist skills

Front Desk, 26%
Patients, 16%
Phone Calls, 14%
Nursing Home, 14%
Appointment Scheduling, 8%
Vital Signs, 4%

Common administrative receptionist skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 12%
Data Entry, 11%
Phone Calls, 8%
Front Desk, 6%
Word Processing, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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