Senior administrative specialist vs administrative manager

The differences between senior administrative specialists and administrative managers 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 specialist, becoming an administrative manager takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an administrative manager has an average salary of $70,394, which is higher than the $43,864 average annual salary of a senior administrative specialist.

The top three skills for a senior administrative specialist include powerpoint, logistics and travel arrangements. The most important skills for an administrative manager are customer service, office procedures, and human resources.

Senior administrative specialist vs administrative manager overview

	Senior Administrative Specialist	Administrative Manager
Yearly salary	$43,864	$70,394
Hourly rate	$21.09	$33.84
Growth rate	-8%	7%
Number of jobs	57,049	42,602
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	49	50
Years of experience	4	2

What does a senior administrative specialist do?

A senior administrative specialist is responsible for performing administrative and clerical duties to support business operations and ensuring the efficient and timely submission of outputs and business reports. Senior administrative specialists assist the executive management in tracking appointments and travels, coordinating with the client for scheduled meetings, negotiating contracts with suppliers and third-party vendors, and responding to clients' inquiries and concerns or leading them to the correct personnel for their business needs. A senior administrative specialist must be highly communicative and organizational to do tasks within deadlines and under minimal supervision.

What does an administrative manager do?

An administrative manager is an employee responsible for supervising an organization's standard clerical and administrative process such as faxing, photocopying, and liaise between employees and the management. Executive managers would assist human resource (HR) professionals in recruiting and training new administrative employees and reporting their government's progress. They help organize meeting schedules of different departments and assists with various events. They also respond to incoming communications and create written and typed reports such as memos and business letters.

Senior administrative specialist vs administrative manager salary

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

	Senior Administrative Specialist	Administrative Manager
Average salary	$43,864	$70,394
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $68,000	Between $47,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	Beverly Hills, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Connecticut
Best paying company	BNY Mellon	Databricks
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior administrative specialist and administrative manager education

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

	Senior Administrative Specialist	Administrative Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Stanford University

Senior administrative specialist vs administrative manager demographics

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

	Senior Administrative Specialist	Administrative Manager
Average age	49	50
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%
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, 10.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 4.3% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	5%

Differences between senior administrative specialist and administrative manager duties and responsibilities

Senior administrative specialist example responsibilities.

Oversee the activities of a contract coordinators including managing daily operations and providing additional training and guidance as needed.
Perform payroll calculation and administrative tasks to include processing of deductions and additions as required.
Maintain knowledge of and assure adherence to HIPAA rules and regulations.
Assist in the transition of project data from multiple share drives to the appropriate location within SharePoint.
Maintain SharePoint sites, resulting in improve communications with cross-functional teams.
Develop PowerPoint educational presentations for national, regional, and local-level direct service providers.

Administrative manager example responsibilities.

Manage the virtual platform to include existing/future content sites and SharePoint portals.
Manage the division s conversion to PeopleSoft, defining data elements and report design.
Process payroll with ADP, manage employee benefits and maintain all relate data base systems.
Manage all benefit RFP's, new vendor implementations and require system changes and upgrades.
Lead and direct CMS, AHCA, JACHO accreditation process resulting in a deficiency free survey.
Manage accounts payable (A/P) and accounts receivable (A/R), match invoices to receipt and checks.

Senior administrative specialist vs administrative manager skills

Common senior administrative specialist skills

PowerPoint, 13%
Logistics, 7%
Travel Arrangements, 5%
Office Procedures, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
SR, 5%

Common administrative manager skills

Customer Service, 16%
Office Procedures, 9%
Human Resources, 7%
Patients, 7%
Oversight, 6%
Financial Statements, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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