Press operator assistant vs administrative office assistant

The differences between press operators assistant and administrative office assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a press operator assistant, becoming an administrative office assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an administrative office assistant has an average salary of $33,318, which is higher than the $32,707 average annual salary of a press operator assistant.

The top three skills for a press operator assistant include customer service, data entry and logistics. The most important skills for an administrative office assistant are customer service, data entry, and phone calls.

Press operator assistant vs administrative office assistant overview

	Press Operator Assistant	Administrative Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,707	$33,318
Hourly rate	$15.72	$16.02
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	65,464	81,528
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	48	50
Years of experience	4	2

What does a press operator assistant do?

A press operator assistant is responsible for conducting various tasks such as maintaining the quality of machines, replenishing and securing the supplies attached, and operating printing equipment. Aside from this, they also have administrative duties ranging from overseeing the workflow and the workforce, conducting quality control inspections, producing progress reports, monitoring inventory, and even procuring supplies. There are also instances where a press operator assistant must clean devices and monitor efficiency to ensure smooth daily operations.

What does an administrative office assistant do?

An administrative office assistant is responsible for performing administrative duties to assist in daily management operations. These duties include taking calls and responding to client and customers' inquiries and concerns, scheduling meetings and conferences, organizing files and submitting required documents, sorting invoices for release, processing travel arrangements, receiving emails, forwarding reports to the appropriate department, and coordinating with company's events. An administrative assistant must be detail-oriented, as well as having excellent time-management and multi-tasking skills to perform duties even under minimal supervision.

Press operator assistant vs administrative office assistant salary

Press operators assistant and administrative office assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Operator Assistant	Administrative Office Assistant
Average salary	$32,707	$33,318
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $25,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	California	Hawaii
Best paying company	ZS	Buckley King
Best paying industry	Energy	Government

Differences between press operator assistant and administrative office assistant education

There are a few differences between a press operator assistant and an administrative office assistant in terms of educational background:

	Press Operator Assistant	Administrative Office Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Press operator assistant vs administrative office assistant demographics

Here are the differences between press operators assistant' and administrative office assistants' demographics:

	Press Operator Assistant	Administrative Office Assistant
Average age	48	50
Gender ratio	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between press operator assistant and administrative office assistant duties and responsibilities

Press operator assistant example responsibilities.

Manage animal orders with multiple vendors using Peoplesoft software.
Create and assign AFE numbers for drilling and geology.
Maintain neat and orderly logs to stay in compliance with dot regulations.
Monitor CRT's for recorder and associate equipment and their operational status.
Answer multi-line PBX switchboard and provide messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
Utilize a problem-solving mindset to troubleshoot technology complications.

Administrative office assistant example responsibilities.

Develop and manage external financial relationships between clients and the IRS.
Manage the receptionist area, including greeting visitors and responding to telephone and in-person requests for information.
Establish and maintain effective communications and cohesive working relationships with company associates, telephone and walk-in customers, and site visitors.
Dust offices and clean windows and doors.
Update information in CATT database, as well as make appointments for therapists and psychiatrists in Sharepoint.
Create electronic filing system to alleviate paper copies and recruit fellow co-workers to get on board with SharePoint.

Press operator assistant vs administrative office assistant skills

Common press operator assistant skills

Customer Service, 28%
Data Entry, 12%
Logistics, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Purchase Orders, 3%

Common administrative office assistant skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 13%
Phone Calls, 7%
Payroll, 5%
PowerPoint, 4%
Database Management, 4%

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