Senior receptionist vs lead receptionist

The differences between senior receptionists and lead receptionists 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 receptionist and a lead receptionist. Additionally, a senior receptionist has an average salary of $32,182, which is higher than the $31,289 average annual salary of a lead receptionist.

The top three skills for a senior receptionist include front desk, telephone calls and reservations. The most important skills for a lead receptionist are patients, customer service, and front desk.

Senior receptionist vs lead receptionist overview

	Senior Receptionist	Lead Receptionist
Yearly salary	$32,182	$31,289
Hourly rate	$15.47	$15.04
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	19,583	20,684
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Senior receptionist vs lead receptionist salary

Senior receptionists and lead receptionists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Receptionist	Lead Receptionist
Average salary	$32,182	$31,289
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
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Differences between senior receptionist and lead receptionist education

There are a few differences between a senior receptionist and a lead receptionist in terms of educational background:

	Senior Receptionist	Lead Receptionist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Senior receptionist vs lead receptionist demographics

Here are the differences between senior receptionists' and lead receptionists' demographics:

	Senior Receptionist	Lead Receptionist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 9.4% Female, 90.6%	Male, 8.1% Female, 91.9%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior receptionist and lead receptionist 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.

Lead receptionist example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Supervise all medical records, both receiving & sending using HIPPA guidelines.
Maintain medical records according to HIPPA compliance, filing physician notes, etc.
Insert additional data and contact notes as necessary to keep medical records current through an EMR system.
Create quarterly client and prospect Powerpoint presentations.
Provide education materials and information to patients at wellness health fairs about breast cancer awareness.

Senior receptionist vs lead receptionist skills

Common senior receptionist skills

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

Common lead receptionist skills

Patients, 20%
Customer Service, 15%
Front Desk, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Phone Calls, 8%
Appointment Scheduling, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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