Senior administrative technician vs clinic administrator

The differences between senior administrative technicians and clinic 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 senior administrative technician and a clinic administrator. Additionally, a senior administrative technician has an average salary of $115,702, which is higher than the $71,242 average annual salary of a clinic administrator.

The top three skills for a senior administrative technician include infrastructure, SCCM and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a clinic administrator are patients, healthcare, and patient care.

Senior administrative technician vs clinic administrator overview

	Senior Administrative Technician	Clinic Administrator
Yearly salary	$115,702	$71,242
Hourly rate	$55.63	$34.25
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	56,951	70,844
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior administrative technician vs clinic administrator salary

Senior administrative technicians and clinic administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Administrative Technician	Clinic Administrator
Average salary	$115,702	$71,242
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $156,000	Between $48,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Idaho	New York
Best paying company	Yahoo	Abbott
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Pharmaceutical

Differences between senior administrative technician and clinic administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior administrative technician and a clinic administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Administrative Technician	Clinic Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Senior administrative technician vs clinic administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior administrative technicians' and clinic administrators' demographics:

	Senior Administrative Technician	Clinic Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%	Male, 22.9% Female, 77.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between senior administrative technician and clinic administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior administrative technician example responsibilities.

Manage paper and electronic information storage and retrieval via Sharepoint.
Recommend, engineer and manage office systems, including centralize productivity and communication systems such as e-mail and centralize desktop environments.
Work closely with water technicians to troubleshoot and problem solve.
Work with the SharePoint farm administrators and developers to identify and troubleshoot problems in a timely manner.
Trouble shooting and resolving a wide variety and range of PC, hardware, software, and printer problems.
Handle installation and configuration of SCO Unix servers hosting refrigeration industry software.

Clinic administrator example responsibilities.

Manage compliance with CMS, JACO and IDPH regulatory requirements, standards of practice, policies and procedures.
Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable activities using QuickBooks and online banking applications.
Assist with employee and community CPR training documentation.
Maintain employee health files, annual PPD immunizations tracking and CPR recertification.
Answer multiple phone lines and triage calls in a fast pace environment.
Oversee and ensure of day-to-day function of EMR and EPM hardware and software.

Senior administrative technician vs clinic administrator skills

Common senior administrative technician skills

Infrastructure, 18%
SCCM, 11%
Troubleshoot, 11%
SQL, 10%
Customer Service, 4%
Windows Server, 4%

Common clinic administrator skills

Patients, 24%
Healthcare, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Oversight, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Healthcare Administration, 4%

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