Senior administrative associate vs administrative specialist

The differences between senior administrative associates and administrative specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a senior administrative associate, becoming an administrative specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior administrative associate has an average salary of $40,728, which is higher than the $38,758 average annual salary of an administrative specialist.

The top three skills for a senior administrative associate include powerpoint, reservations and SR. The most important skills for an administrative specialist are customer service, data entry, and powerpoint.

Senior administrative associate vs administrative specialist overview

	Senior Administrative Associate	Administrative Specialist
Yearly salary	$40,728	$38,758
Hourly rate	$19.58	$18.63
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	34,364	71,227
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	49	50
Years of experience	4	2

What does a senior administrative associate do?

A senior administrative assistant plans all meetings involving senior management. Senior administrative assistants take part in conferences and meetings by taking detailed minutes. It is their job to arrange and reserve travel for their senior managers. Their duties include managing phone calls, organizing calendars, and scheduling appointments. They perform certain tasks and projects and oversee the performance of junior staff. The skills they need to develop include excellence in verbal and written communication, problem-solving, independence, time management, and attention to detail.

What does an administrative specialist do?

An administrative specialist is in charge of various clerical tasks to support supervisors and management staff. Their responsibility is to act as the main point of contact among clients through answering calls and responding to inquiries, managing schedules, arranging appointments and travel, addressing complaints and resolving internal issues, managing payroll, and keeping an organized database. Furthermore, an administrative specialist can also conduct research and analysis, prepare reports and other forms of documentation, and coordinate workflow in a particular area.

Senior administrative associate vs administrative specialist salary

Senior administrative associates and administrative specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Administrative Associate	Administrative Specialist
Average salary	$40,728	$38,758
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $55,000	Between $25,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Hawaii	California
Best paying company	State Street	Meta
Best paying industry	Health Care	Technology

Differences between senior administrative associate and administrative specialist education

There are a few differences between a senior administrative associate and an administrative specialist in terms of educational background:

	Senior Administrative Associate	Administrative Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Senior administrative associate vs administrative specialist demographics

Here are the differences between senior administrative associates' and administrative specialists' demographics:

	Senior Administrative Associate	Administrative Specialist
Average age	49	50
Gender ratio	Male, 16.9% Female, 83.1%	Male, 24.4% Female, 75.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between senior administrative associate and administrative specialist duties and responsibilities

Senior administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage SharePoint for multiple teams on regular basis.
Manage and troubleshoot application integration issues and support the integration tools and data flow.
Oversee the activities of a contract coordinators including managing daily operations and providing additional training and guidance as needed.
Create and organize documents and forms on the SharePoint website.
Monitor and troubleshoot all scheduling conflicts and on air commercials.
Examine doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure.

Administrative specialist example responsibilities.

Participate in committee meetings by preparing minutes and presentation summaries, planning meeting agendas, and organizing and managing meeting logistics.
Process incoming and outgoing medical records with newly implement HIPAA requirements.
Maintain personnel records, electronic databases, oversee and administer department SharePoint website.
Redesign and reformat PowerPoint presentations, customize individual client presentations for specific look & feel.
Create and successfully implement a new faculty form to collect necessary information for payroll forms.
Conduct training of new personnel using spreadsheets & PowerPoint presentations to ensure compliance of organizational policies & procedures.

Senior administrative associate vs administrative specialist skills

Common senior administrative associate skills

PowerPoint, 8%
Reservations, 7%
SR, 7%
Phone Calls, 6%
Provides Administrative Support, 5%
Purchase Orders, 5%

Common administrative specialist skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 6%
PowerPoint, 6%
Office Procedures, 5%
Patients, 5%
Payroll, 4%

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