Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative services assistant

The differences between volunteer administrative assistants and administrative services 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 volunteer administrative assistant and an administrative services assistant. Additionally, an administrative services assistant has an average salary of $35,490, which is higher than the $31,657 average annual salary of a volunteer administrative assistant.

The top three skills for a volunteer administrative assistant include patients, scheduling appointments and database management. The most important skills for an administrative services assistant are customer service, data entry, and home health.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative services assistant overview

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Services Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,657	$35,490
Hourly rate	$15.22	$17.06
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	62,712	115,856
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative services assistant salary

Volunteer administrative assistants and administrative services assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Services Assistant
Average salary	$31,657	$35,490
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $28,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and administrative services assistant education

There are a few differences between a volunteer administrative assistant and an administrative services assistant in terms of educational background:

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Services Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative services assistant demographics

Here are the differences between volunteer administrative assistants' and administrative services assistants' demographics:

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Services Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.3% Female, 70.7%	Male, 11.6% Female, 88.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and administrative services assistant duties and responsibilities

Volunteer administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage the receptionist area, including greeting visitors and responding to telephone and in-person requests for information.
Perform various office tasks as needed such as copying, collating, filling and computer operations.
Create the church's Facebook page and post content for all up coming events
Serve as a language interpreter in routine therapy sessions and also assist in stimulating brain activity in mentally challenge patients.
Provide cloud base customer relationship management with Salesforce for optimization in coordination of the workforce development program and other community orient events
Create database in SQL incorporating data from order systems to assist logistics personnel regulating product receive in the warehouse.

Administrative services assistant example responsibilities.

Manage local SharePoint and calendar with real estate and construction files, and event information, corporate attorney updates.
Manage and develop the daily clinical schedule for the in-patient rehabilitation staff taking into consideration Medicare guidelines and staffing ratios.
Prepare transfer packets and coordinate transfers for patients being send to extend rehabilitation skil facility.
Assist in maintaining accountability of all badges issue, and in documenting all badge transactions within a SharePoint database.
Create PowerPoint presentations for departmental meetings and external marketing tools.
Calculate and submit technicians payroll information and track productivity efficiency of technicians.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative services assistant skills

Common volunteer administrative assistant skills

Patients, 37%
Scheduling Appointments, 21%
Database Management, 10%
Front Desk, 5%
PowerPoint, 4%
Administrative Tasks, 3%

Common administrative services assistant skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 7%
Home Health, 5%
Provides Administrative Support, 5%
Patients, 5%
PowerPoint, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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