Regional assistant vs staff assistant

The differences between regional assistants and staff 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 regional assistant and a staff assistant. Additionally, a regional assistant has an average salary of $43,072, which is higher than the $41,778 average annual salary of a staff assistant.

The top three skills for a regional assistant include travel arrangements, event planning and financial reports. The most important skills for a staff assistant are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Regional assistant vs staff assistant overview

	Regional Assistant	Staff Assistant
Yearly salary	$43,072	$41,778
Hourly rate	$20.71	$20.09
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	56,498	126,202
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Regional assistant vs staff assistant salary

Regional assistants and staff assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Regional Assistant	Staff Assistant
Average salary	$43,072	$41,778
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $61,000	Between $27,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	Bridgewater, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Massasoit Community College
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between regional assistant and staff assistant education

There are a few differences between a regional assistant and a staff assistant in terms of educational background:

	Regional Assistant	Staff Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Regional assistant vs staff assistant demographics

Here are the differences between regional assistants' and staff assistants' demographics:

	Regional Assistant	Staff Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%	Male, 29.4% Female, 70.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between regional assistant and staff assistant duties and responsibilities

Regional assistant example responsibilities.

Orchestrate special events and reservations; manage customer relations and provide exemplary service to all customers.
Plan regional and leadership events while also preparing materials such as handouts and powerpoint presentations for them.
Create weekly``shout-out"reports for various sales initiatives, and PowerPoint presentations for monthly meetings.
Maintain confidentiality according to HIPPA guidelines
Communicate with medical records department to ensure that all personnel records are up-to-date while complying with confidentiality and HIPAA regulations.
Ensure any release of information requests are HIPAA compliant.

Staff assistant example responsibilities.

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Manage fireworks inventory through QuickBooks and process customer wholesale orders.
Orchestrate special events and reservations; manage customer relations and provide exemplary service to all customers.
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Regional assistant vs staff assistant skills

Common regional assistant skills

Travel Arrangements, 11%
Event Planning, 11%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 9%
Calendar Management, 7%
Telephone Calls, 6%

Common staff assistant skills

Customer Service, 15%
Patients, 10%
Data Entry, 7%
PowerPoint, 5%
Office Procedures, 5%
Veterans, 4%