Summer assistant vs assistant

The differences between summer assistants and assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a summer assistant, becoming an assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an assistant has an average salary of $37,363, which is higher than the $32,878 average annual salary of a summer assistant.

The top three skills for a summer assistant include excellent organizational, educational programs and customer service. The most important skills for an assistant are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Summer assistant vs assistant overview

	Summer Assistant	Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,878	$37,363
Hourly rate	$15.81	$17.96
Growth rate	10%	-8%
Number of jobs	12,693	557,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	42	50
Years of experience	4	2

Summer assistant vs assistant salary

Summer assistants and assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Summer Assistant	Assistant
Average salary	$32,878	$37,363
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $16,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Massachusetts
Best paying company	DLA Piper	Latham & Watkins
Best paying industry	Energy	Education

Differences between summer assistant and assistant education

There are a few differences between a summer assistant and an assistant in terms of educational background:

	Summer Assistant	Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Summer assistant vs assistant demographics

Here are the differences between summer assistants' and assistants' demographics:

	Summer Assistant	Assistant
Average age	42	50
Gender ratio	Male, 43.8% Female, 56.2%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between summer assistant and assistant duties and responsibilities

Summer assistant example responsibilities.

Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Mentore kids one-on-one on emotional and spiritual development and conflict resolution.
Instruct youth and fellow co-workers on CPR and the benefits.
Provide assistants with mowing, gardening, and janitor obligations over the parks of Monticello.
Assist with cutting out, watering, mowing, and doing maintenance on all baseball fields in the city.
Create a PowerPoint presentation for closing ceremony.

Assistant example responsibilities.

Manage circulations, including educational textbooks and DVDS, video technology and supplies.
Manage branches providing information technology support, logistics, training and operational support.
Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Optimize productivity in prioritizing and managing special projects, PowerPoint presentations for classes, and proctore exams for undergraduate classes.
Assist in jewelry design and assembly, manage company Facebook page, participate in wholesale buying, and manage retail inventory
Manage and update company Facebook page with daily updates, finding/sharing relevant and interesting information, and encouraging fan engagement.

Summer assistant vs assistant skills

Common summer assistant skills

Excellent Organizational, 22%
Educational Programs, 18%
Customer Service, 11%
CPR, 7%
Front Desk, 6%
County 4-H, 6%

Common assistant skills

Patients, 27%
Customer Service, 13%
Patient Care, 8%
CPR, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 3%