Receptionist/administrator support vs office administrator

The differences between receptionist/administrator supports and office administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a receptionist/administrator support and an office administrator. Additionally, an office administrator has an average salary of $37,423, which is higher than the $31,863 average annual salary of a receptionist/administrator support.

The top three skills for a receptionist/administrator support include data entry, customer service and phone calls. The most important skills for an office administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Receptionist/administrator support vs office administrator overview

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Office Administrator
Yearly salary	$31,863	$37,423
Hourly rate	$15.32	$17.99
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	151,618	118,096
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Receptionist/administrator support vs office administrator salary

Receptionist/administrator supports and office administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Office Administrator
Average salary	$31,863	$37,423
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Napa, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	The Opportunity Alliance	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Best paying industry	Technology	Government

Differences between receptionist/administrator support and office administrator education

There are a few differences between a receptionist/administrator support and an office administrator in terms of educational background:

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Office Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Receptionist/administrator support vs office administrator demographics

Here are the differences between receptionist/administrator supports' and office administrators' demographics:

	Receptionist/Administrator Support	Office Administrator
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 6.6% Female, 93.4%	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.9% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between receptionist/administrator support and office administrator duties and responsibilities

Receptionist/administrator support example responsibilities.

Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Prepare miscellaneous presentations using PowerPoint, prepare minutes from weekly staff meetings.
Take care of payroll tasks, go into system and retain any subs need for upcoming vacancies.
File and archive client documentation by collating, scanning and storing into client file in global network.
Process payroll and maintain attendance records for personnel.
Prepare high-level meeting presentation material and handouts, which include creating/modifying PowerPoint presentations, utilizing, and advance PowerPoint skills.

Office administrator example responsibilities.

Monitor calls, manage calendars, travel, meeting arrangements, video conference and teleconferencing.
Formulate various procedures to assure efficient operation of the SharePoint system is managed properly for CFWB and BOS.
Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Pull patients charts for doctors using EMR system as well as pulled chart from medical records room.
Create and update all departmental ISO documents.
Collect all outgoing FedEx overnight packages and ship with accurate tracking and conformation information.

Receptionist/administrator support vs office administrator skills

Common receptionist/administrator support skills

Data Entry, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Phone Calls, 11%
Front Desk, 10%
Inbound Calls, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 5%

Common office administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Office Equipment, 5%
Front Desk, 4%
PowerPoint, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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