Senior administrator clerk vs operations administrator

The differences between senior administrator clerks and operations 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 operations administrator. Additionally, an operations administrator has an average salary of $50,962, 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 operations administrator are various management, data entry, and clerical support.

Senior administrator clerk vs operations administrator overview

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Operations Administrator
Yearly salary	$33,902	$50,962
Hourly rate	$16.30	$24.50
Growth rate	-5%	5%
Number of jobs	120,223	115,828
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior administrator clerk vs operations administrator salary

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

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Operations Administrator
Average salary	$33,902	$50,962
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $43,000	Between $31,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior administrator clerk and operations administrator education

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

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Operations Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Stanford University

Senior administrator clerk vs operations administrator demographics

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

	Senior Administrator Clerk	Operations Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 18.5% Female, 81.5%	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between senior administrator clerk and operations 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.

Operations administrator example responsibilities.

Manage online digital storefront operations using PDF file format and HTML.
Manage all aspects of desktop support for several hundr users on site and at remote locations.
Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Write queries through mainframe using SQL in order to produce reports for internal/external partners.
Monitor printers and desktop's utilizing WebJet Admin for page count and toner activity.
Learned and maintain department operations and the SQL jobs and reports that run for the business.

Senior administrator clerk vs operations 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 operations administrator skills

Various Management, 15%
Data Entry, 9%
Clerical Support, 6%
Administrative Functions, 6%
Photocopying, 5%
Management Review, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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