Senior receptionist vs receptionist

The differences between senior receptionists and 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 receptionist. Additionally, a senior receptionist has an average salary of $32,182, which is higher than the $30,571 average annual salary of a receptionist.

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

Senior receptionist vs receptionist overview

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist
Yearly salary	$32,182	$30,571
Hourly rate	$15.47	$14.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	19,583	65,671
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Senior receptionist vs receptionist salary

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

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist
Average salary	$32,182	$30,571
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Gensler
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior receptionist and receptionist education

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

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Senior receptionist vs receptionist demographics

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

	Senior Receptionist	Receptionist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 9.4% Female, 90.6%	Male, 8.4% Female, 91.6%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.5% Asian, 6.1% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior receptionist and 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.

Receptionist example responsibilities.

Manage invoicing with QuickBooks, taking customer calls and helping with any issues, parts and equipment delivery/pickup/ordering.
Manage multiple employee/resident databases utilizing an EMR system.
Verify insurance information and manage medical records while ensuring confidentiality according to HIPAA requirements.
Manage desk operations for the YMCA, organizing and documenting members' payments and collating operational documents
Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Bill patients for medical services provide by various doctors using ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding.

Senior receptionist vs receptionist skills

Common senior receptionist skills

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

Common receptionist skills

Patients, 17%
Phone Calls, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Data Entry, 9%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Front Desk, 8%