Property clerk vs office assistant

The differences between property clerks and office assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a property clerk and an office assistant. Additionally, a property clerk has an average salary of $37,872, which is higher than the $31,517 average annual salary of an office assistant.

The top three skills for a property clerk include data entry, inventory control and word processing. The most important skills for an office assistant are data entry, patients, and customer service.

Property clerk vs office assistant overview

	Property Clerk	Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,872	$31,517
Hourly rate	$18.21	$15.15
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	72,716	103,293
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Property clerk vs office assistant salary

Property clerks and office assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Property Clerk	Office Assistant
Average salary	$37,872	$31,517
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $46,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Vermont
Best paying company	Brookhaven National Laboratory	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	Government	Government

Differences between property clerk and office assistant education

There are a few differences between a property clerk and an office assistant in terms of educational background:

	Property Clerk	Office Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Property clerk vs office assistant demographics

Here are the differences between property clerks' and office assistants' demographics:

	Property Clerk	Office Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 35.6% Female, 64.4%	Male, 17.3% Female, 82.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between property clerk and office assistant duties and responsibilities

Property clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Enter, clear and log missing and want people, vehicles, tags, and articles into the (NCIC).
Implement filing system for logistics, bids, charities and other organizations.
Run want checks on people, vehicles tags and articles through the NCIC and CADsystem.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Coordinate and implement the DUI court program.

Office assistant example responsibilities.

Manage filing, photocopying, collating, and faxing public and seal case documents.
Manage CI s SharePoint pages and serve as CI s subject matter expert on SharePoint working groups.
Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Compile payroll records, detect and reconcile discrepancies, accurately report outcomes using QuickBooks.
Maintain office services by organizing office operations and procedures, preparing payroll, controlling correspondences, and designing filing systems.
File client paperwork upholding HIPAA standards.

Property clerk vs office assistant skills

Common property clerk skills

Data Entry, 24%
Inventory Control, 10%
Word Processing, 9%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Real Property, 6%

Common office assistant skills

Data Entry, 16%
Patients, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 6%
Front Desk, 6%