Senior receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator

The differences between senior receptionists and office managers/office coordinator 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 office manager/office coordinator takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an office manager/office coordinator has an average salary of $44,616, 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 office manager/office coordinator are customer service, financial reports, and office equipment.

Senior receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator overview

	Senior Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Yearly salary	$32,182	$44,616
Hourly rate	$15.47	$21.45
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	19,583	63,703
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	47
Years of experience	2	6

Senior receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator salary

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

	Senior Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Average salary	$32,182	$44,616
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $33,000 And $59,000
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Differences between senior receptionist and office manager/office coordinator education

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

	Senior Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	California State University - Bakersfield

Senior receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator demographics

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

	Senior Receptionist	Office Manager/Office Coordinator
Average age	42	47
Gender ratio	Male, 9.4% Female, 90.6%	Male, 8.8% Female, 91.2%
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, 18.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between senior receptionist and office manager/office coordinator 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.

Office manager/office coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage production of an RFP to source $60m in software and services and manage a subset of the subsequent implementation.
Process weekly payroll through QuickBooks and conduct bank account reconciliation.
Establish a QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records and streamline productivity.
Create PowerPoint presentations used for business development, organize files, develop spreadsheets, fax reports and scan documents.
Generate bi-weekly payroll, along with reconciling monthly summaries, calculating payroll tax liabilities and preparing quarterly tax reports.
Maintain tenant lease files, monthly tenant billing, A/R, A/P, office supply inventory.

Senior receptionist vs office manager/office coordinator skills

Common senior receptionist skills

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

Common office manager/office coordinator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Financial Reports, 9%
Office Equipment, 5%
Appointment Scheduling, 4%
Office Operations, 4%
Travel Arrangements, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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