Visitor vs program assistant

The differences between visitors and program assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a visitor and a program assistant. Additionally, a visitor has an average salary of $66,406, which is higher than the $35,193 average annual salary of a program assistant.

The top three skills for a visitor include patients, safety procedures and customer complaints. The most important skills for a program assistant are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Visitor vs program assistant overview

	Visitor	Program Assistant
Yearly salary	$66,406	$35,193
Hourly rate	$31.93	$16.92
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	5,654	96,901
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Visitor vs program assistant salary

Visitors and program assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Visitor	Program Assistant
Average salary	$66,406	$35,193
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $109,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	The Aspen Institute
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between visitor and program assistant education

There are a few differences between a visitor and a program assistant in terms of educational background:

	Visitor	Program Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Dominguez Hills	Northwestern University

Visitor vs program assistant demographics

Here are the differences between visitors' and program assistants' demographics:

	Visitor	Program Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.1% Female, 57.9%	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between visitor and program assistant duties and responsibilities

Visitor example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations including contract management, accounts payable, receivables, payroll and general administrative assistance.
Inspect boats, decontaminate if necessary, general labor.
Upload all into PDF file in which engineers and designer can make a decision on the project.
Upload all into a PDF folder so that engineers and designers can make a decision on the project.
Manage day-to-day operations including contract management, accounts payable, receivables, payroll and general administrative assistance.
Process payments at IMAX cash register, ushering movies, operating 3-D simulator ride, and manning main phone line.

Program assistant example responsibilities.

Lead classes in anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, transcription.
Manage oversight of budget/finance, personnel and continuous program improvement.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Instruct students in C++ and Java programming, robot design and construction.
Introduce students to various computer pro- gramming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
Present information about RSVP to community organizations.

Visitor vs program assistant skills

Common visitor skills

Patients, 48%
Safety Procedures, 21%
Customer Complaints, 11%
Front Desk, 5%
Guardianship, 4%
Emergency Situations, 2%

Common program assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
HR, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Data Collection, 4%