Tourist information assistant vs information assistant

The differences between tourist information assistants and information assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a tourist information assistant and an information assistant. Additionally, an information assistant has an average salary of $34,616, which is higher than the $34,070 average annual salary of a tourist information assistant.

Tourist information assistant vs information assistant overview

	Tourist Information Assistant	Information Assistant
Yearly salary	$34,070	$34,616
Hourly rate	$16.38	$16.64
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	58,649	92,157
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	42	50
Years of experience	2	2

Tourist information assistant vs information assistant salary

Tourist information assistants and information assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tourist Information Assistant	Information Assistant
Average salary	$34,070	$34,616
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $49,000	Between $26,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	California Institute of Technology
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between tourist information assistant and information assistant education

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

	Tourist Information Assistant	Information Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	Northwestern University

Tourist information assistant vs information assistant demographics

Here are the differences between tourist information assistants' and information assistants' demographics:

	Tourist Information Assistant	Information Assistant
Average age	42	50
Gender ratio	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 4.8% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between tourist information assistant and information assistant duties and responsibilities

Tourist information assistant example responsibilities.

Assist with client management of Medicaid population-transportation, faxing of client information to manage care plan and physicians.
Assist with client management of Medicaid population-transportation, faxing of client information to manage care plan and physicians.
Manage chart completion (ICD-9-CM and CPT coding/abstracting), chart assembly and analysis, patient admission and patient information privacy/security.

Information assistant example responsibilities.

Set up and manage athletic department's Facebook page.
Manage the transition from paper charting to an online EMR for a nonprofit medical clinic.
Assist with client management of Medicaid population-transportation, faxing of client information to manage care plan and physicians.
Aid in transition from paper charting to EMR system.
Design GameDay programs and media guides in both PageMaker and InDesign.
Enter ICD-9-CM codes and CPT codes for processing of insurance claims.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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