Senior receptionist vs assistant office manager

The differences between senior receptionists and assistant office managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a senior receptionist, becoming an assistant office manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an assistant office manager has an average salary of $43,074, which is higher than the $32,182 average annual salary of a senior receptionist.

The top three skills for a senior receptionist include front desk, telephone calls and reservations. The most important skills for an assistant office manager are customer service, patients, and financial statements.

Senior receptionist vs assistant office manager overview

	Senior Receptionist	Assistant Office Manager
Yearly salary	$32,182	$43,074
Hourly rate	$15.47	$20.71
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	19,583	56,866
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	42	47
Years of experience	2	6

Senior receptionist vs assistant office manager salary

Senior receptionists and assistant office managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Receptionist	Assistant Office Manager
Average salary	$32,182	$43,074
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $31,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	-	Campbell, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior receptionist and assistant office manager education

There are a few differences between a senior receptionist and an assistant office manager in terms of educational background:

	Senior Receptionist	Assistant Office Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	California State University - Bakersfield

Senior receptionist vs assistant office manager demographics

Here are the differences between senior receptionists' and assistant office managers' demographics:

	Senior Receptionist	Assistant Office Manager
Average age	42	47
Gender ratio	Male, 9.4% Female, 90.6%	Male, 17.8% Female, 82.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between senior receptionist and assistant office manager duties and responsibilities

Senior receptionist example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Process daily schedule and emergency patients for admission, assist clients in the completion of require admission forms.
Handle busy patient flow including registering incoming patients and preparing their medical files.
Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Ship packages domestically and internationally via FedEx.com.

Assistant office manager example responsibilities.

Communicate Medicare and Medicaid benefits and regulations with patients.
Provide customer service to residents and family members in Medicaid process.
Maintain current patient demographic and insurance information, and ensure strict confidentiality of patients' records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Reduce overhead by thousands of dollars for waste management and EHR yearly cost with Aprima.
Review all diagnosis on the encounter forms to make sure that ICD-10 codes are used properly.
Organize patient information, insurance paperwork, and patient file management; closely follow and monitor HIPAA regulations.

Senior receptionist vs assistant office manager skills

Common senior receptionist skills

Front Desk, 10%
Telephone Calls, 10%
Reservations, 9%
Meeting Rooms, 8%
Patients, 8%
Phone Calls, 8%

Common assistant office manager skills

Customer Service, 24%
Patients, 16%
Financial Statements, 5%
Front Desk, 4%
Appointment Scheduling, 3%
Office Equipment, 3%

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