Safety administrator assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant

The differences between safety administrator assistants and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a safety administrator assistant and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant. Additionally, a safety administrator assistant has an average salary of $36,158, which is higher than the $33,551 average annual salary of a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant.

The top three skills for a safety administrator assistant include OSHA, data entry and payroll. The most important skills for a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

Safety administrator assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant overview

	Safety Administrator Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,158	$33,551
Hourly rate	$17.38	$16.13
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	93,460	54,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

What does a safety administrator assistant do?

A Safety Administrator Assistant performs support tasks to assist safety administrators in maintaining smooth and safe work operations. Their responsibilities often revolve around participating in conducting extensive research and analysis, managing calls and correspondence, liaising with internal and external parties, maintaining records, and collecting and analyzing incident reports. There are also instances where they must gather evidence, facilitate interviews, and create information materials such as handouts and manuals. Safety Administrator Assistants monitor workplace operations while promoting and enforcing safety standards and regulations.

What does a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant do?

A clerk's assistant/administrative assistant is responsible for supporting the company's operations and customers' needs by performing administrative and clerical duties as needed. Clerk's assistants/administrative assistants respond to customers' inquiries and concerns, acknowledging and processing orders, and posting their payments. They also sort company documents, manage office supply inventory, submit business transaction reports, schedule appointments, and operate office equipment. A clerk's assistant/administrative assistant must be very organized. They must also have excellent time-management and multitasking skills to perform office duties with high accuracy and efficiency under minimal supervision.

Safety administrator assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant salary

Safety administrator assistants and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Safety Administrator Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$36,158	$33,551
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $48,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	ADM
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between safety administrator assistant and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between a safety administrator assistant and a clerk's assistant/administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Safety Administrator Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Safety administrator assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between safety administrator assistants' and clerks's assistant/administrative assistant' demographics:

	Safety Administrator Assistant	Clerk's Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 10.9% Female, 89.1%	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between safety administrator assistant and clerk's assistant/administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Safety administrator assistant example responsibilities.

Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Assist DBA with new relational database administration.
Maintain contractor insurance verification and applicable OSHA safety training for contractual tasks.
Design and develop page use HTML CSS technologies.
Translate EHS procedures into Spanish for non-English speaking contractors.
Act as the SharePoint site administrator for the department.

Clerk's assistant/administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and update social media outlets including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Reconcile claim and ACH payments.
Mail out/process ACH payments to vendors.
Assist with presentation set up and document distribution on HIPPA guidelines and regulations.
Prepare weekly payroll for all employees per week using QuickBooks and excel, payroll reports and customers invoices.
Prepare and create customer invoices utilizing QuickBooks.

Safety administrator assistant vs clerk's assistant/administrative assistant skills

Common safety administrator assistant skills

OSHA, 12%
Data Entry, 11%
Payroll, 4%
Safety Training, 4%
Access Database, 4%
Word Processing, 4%

Common clerk's assistant/administrative assistant skills

Data Entry, 19%
Customer Service, 15%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Financial Reports, 4%
Front Desk, 4%

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