Senior assurance vs auditor/quality

The differences between senior assurances and auditors/quality can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior assurance has an average salary of $76,769, which is higher than the $35,312 average annual salary of an auditor/quality.

The top three skills for a senior assurance include risk assessments, account balances and audit reports. The most important skills for an auditor/quality are excellent interpersonal, excellent organizational, and audit findings.

Senior assurance vs auditor/quality overview

	Senior Assurance	Auditor/Quality
Yearly salary	$76,769	$35,312
Hourly rate	$36.91	$16.98
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	38,612	77,040
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Senior assurance vs auditor/quality salary

Senior assurances and auditors/quality have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Assurance	Auditor/Quality
Average salary	$76,769	$35,312
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $104,000	Between $24,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Shelton, CT
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Mitchell & Associates	Meta
Best paying industry	Professional	Retail

Differences between senior assurance and auditor/quality education

There are a few differences between a senior assurance and an auditor/quality in terms of educational background:

	Senior Assurance	Auditor/Quality
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Senior assurance vs auditor/quality demographics

Here are the differences between senior assurances' and auditors/quality' demographics:

	Senior Assurance	Auditor/Quality
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%	Male, 44.8% Female, 55.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 17.6% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 12.2% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between senior assurance and auditor/quality duties and responsibilities

Senior assurance example responsibilities.

Lead internal control reviews for an internationally own agriculture manufacturing company focuse on the inventory and payroll areas.
Review internal controls and financial reporting to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
Test design and operating effectiveness of internal controls for integrate audits under Sarbanes Oxley (SOX).
Test Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, including identification, documentation, and evaluation of the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls.
Prepare financial statements and the accompanying footnote disclosures in accordance with FASB pronouncements.

Auditor/quality example responsibilities.

Lead cross functional project team to build user-friendly windows base customer support applications which interface with the OmniPlan/OmniPlus mainframe application.
Identify patterns of repetitive QMs and report to management.
Attend Nordstrom department meetings.use RF device gun to scan merchandise, read retail report sheets.
Complete GMP compliance audits in accordance with standards define in internal and external audit procedures and requirements.
Complete and maintain accurate records of all quality assurance programs establish by the company and require by the FDA.
Maintain equipment calibrations and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.

Senior assurance vs auditor/quality skills

Common senior assurance skills

Risk Assessments, 13%
Account Balances, 12%
Audit Reports, 11%
Internal Audit, 9%
Staff Performance, 8%
Client Management, 8%

Common auditor/quality skills

Excellent Interpersonal, 13%
Excellent Organizational, 10%
Audit Findings, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Audit Results, 4%
Medicaid, 4%