Summer assistant vs summer associate

The differences between summer assistants and summer associates 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 a summer associate takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a summer associate has an average salary of $42,349, 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 a summer associate are powerpoint, litigation, and financial models.

Summer assistant vs summer associate overview

	Summer Assistant	Summer Associate
Yearly salary	$32,878	$42,349
Hourly rate	$15.81	$20.36
Growth rate	10%	14%
Number of jobs	12,693	7,546
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	42	46
Years of experience	4	12

Summer assistant vs summer associate salary

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

	Summer Assistant	Summer Associate
Average salary	$32,878	$42,349
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $22,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Alaska	New York
Best paying company	DLA Piper	Crowell & Moring
Best paying industry	Energy	Professional

Differences between summer assistant and summer associate education

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

	Summer Assistant	Summer Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Summer assistant vs summer associate demographics

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

	Summer Assistant	Summer Associate
Average age	42	46
Gender ratio	Male, 43.8% Female, 56.2%	Male, 57.0% Female, 43.0%
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, 10.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between summer assistant and summer associate 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.

Summer associate example responsibilities.

Manage client expenses and prepare billing and financial statements using PClaw and reconcile attorney's escrow and general accounts using QuickBooks.
Gather and analyze statutes, decisions, legal articles and codes using Lexis Nexis research software.
Perform citation checks and proofread supervisor's work before publishing.
Proofread, edit, and research various issues relate to a forthcoming law review article submission focusing on animal law
Perform firm strategy research and create PowerPoint presentations for management and executive teams.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations on regulatory and policy matters affecting the health care industry.

Summer assistant vs summer associate skills

Common summer assistant skills

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

Common summer associate skills

PowerPoint, 16%
Litigation, 13%
Financial Models, 12%
Due Diligence, 6%
Legal Memos, 5%
Private Equity, 4%