Office automation technician vs clerk typist

The differences between office automation technicians and clerks typist can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an office automation technician and a clerk typist. Additionally, an office automation technician has an average salary of $32,437, which is higher than the $31,746 average annual salary of a clerk typist.

The top three skills for an office automation technician include personnel actions, office automation and powerpoint. The most important skills for a clerk typist are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

Office automation technician vs clerk typist overview

	Office Automation Technician	Clerk Typist
Yearly salary	$32,437	$31,746
Hourly rate	$15.59	$15.26
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	45,558	102,211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Office automation technician vs clerk typist salary

Office automation technicians and clerks typist have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Office Automation Technician	Clerk Typist
Average salary	$32,437	$31,746
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Saint Paul, MN
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between office automation technician and clerk typist education

There are a few differences between an office automation technician and a clerk typist in terms of educational background:

	Office Automation Technician	Clerk Typist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Office automation technician vs clerk typist demographics

Here are the differences between office automation technicians' and clerks typist' demographics:

	Office Automation Technician	Clerk Typist
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 36.4% Female, 63.6%	Male, 8.8% Female, 91.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 8.3% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between office automation technician and clerk typist duties and responsibilities

Office automation technician example responsibilities.

Manage a FedEx account to facilitate the shipment process and maintain a mail log binder for items send.
Update web pages for squadron and update SharePoint as directed.
Add / delete temporary users, maintain public, common, and private directories, and update LAN and subsystem applications.
Provide computer technical support and assist staff in using various applications on the system using a windows operating environment.
Process and resolve vendor expenses thru non-regulate PeopleSoft.

Clerk typist example responsibilities.

Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Have knowledge and access to NCIC.
Gain proficiency in electronic medical records (EMR) software.
Job duties also include chart creation and maintenance, and EMR systems.
Encode the finished product and save to computer and reproduce or hard files.
Type foreclosure deeds of trust, mortgage documents, liens, judgments, and various other foreclosure documents.

Office automation technician vs clerk typist skills

Common office automation technician skills

Personnel Actions, 15%
Office Automation, 11%
PowerPoint, 8%
Word Processing Software, 8%
Office Equipment, 7%
Windows, 6%

Common clerk typist skills

Data Entry, 14%
Customer Service, 12%
Telephone Calls, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Office Equipment, 5%
Clerical Support, 5%

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