Personnel specialist vs specialist

The differences between personnel specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a personnel specialist, becoming a specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $51,057 average annual salary of a personnel specialist.

The top three skills for a personnel specialist include HR, audit pay and customer service functions. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Personnel specialist vs specialist overview

	Personnel Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$51,057	$58,013
Hourly rate	$24.55	$27.89
Growth rate	8%	10%
Number of jobs	23,724	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	41	42
Years of experience	6	2

Personnel specialist vs specialist salary

Personnel specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Personnel Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$51,057	$58,013
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $68,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	Maryland	New Jersey
Best paying company	McKinsey & Company Inc	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between personnel specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between a personnel specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Personnel Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Personnel specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between personnel specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Personnel Specialist	Specialist
Average age	41	42
Gender ratio	Male, 46.3% Female, 53.7%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.4% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	11%

Differences between personnel specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Personnel specialist example responsibilities.

Serve as consultant for ADA and FMLA issues; also lead sexual harassment investigations.
Manage wage and salary administration and supervise payroll function.
Brief command employees impact by RIF.
Conduct combat safety and weapons training.
Act as the vehicle registration NCO.
Serve as staffing specialist while in the DEU.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Personnel specialist vs specialist skills

Common personnel specialist skills

HR, 10%
Audit Pay, 9%
Customer Service Functions, 8%
Personnel Actions, 7%
Personnel Policies, 4%
ID, 4%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%