Senior administrator clerk vs administrator

The differences between senior administrator clerks and 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 administrator clerk and an administrator. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $33,902 average annual salary of a senior administrator clerk.

The top three skills for a senior administrator clerk include customer service, data entry and payroll. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Senior administrator clerk vs administrator overview

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Administrator
Yearly salary	$33,902	$72,882
Hourly rate	$16.30	$35.04
Growth rate	-5%	5%
Number of jobs	120,223	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior administrator clerk vs administrator salary

Senior administrator clerks and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Administrator
Average salary	$33,902	$72,882
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $43,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between senior administrator clerk and administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior administrator clerk and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Senior administrator clerk vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior administrator clerks' and administrators' demographics:

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 18.5% Female, 81.5%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between senior administrator clerk and administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior administrator clerk example responsibilities.

Manage payroll, distribution of paychecks, calculate tips and gratuity allocations for restaurant employees.
Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Set up PowerPoint presentations for the department.
Compose written documentation; proofread, edit & format correspondence, agendas, and documents.
Maintain personnel files including payroll, attendance, leave balances, and other personnel and confidential forms.
Review contract drafts, notes, proofread and verify relative material for accuracy, compliance with departmental policies, etc.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Senior administrator clerk vs administrator skills

Common senior administrator clerk skills

Customer Service, 15%
Data Entry, 14%
Payroll, 7%
Financial Reports, 6%
Safety Regulations, 6%
Purchase Orders, 5%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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