Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative support

The differences between volunteer administrative assistants and administrative supports 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 support. Additionally, an administrative support has an average salary of $37,692, 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 support are customer service, administrative tasks, and data entry.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative support overview

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Support
Yearly salary	$31,657	$37,692
Hourly rate	$15.22	$18.12
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	62,712	114,480
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative support salary

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Support
Average salary	$31,657	$37,692
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $26,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and administrative support education

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Support
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative support demographics

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Administrative Support
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.3% Female, 70.7%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and administrative support 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 support example responsibilities.

Manage company finances using QuickBooks software, including monitoring the operating budget and collecting on unpaid invoices.
Interview veterans to determine issues/concerns and recommend services.
Mail VA benefits correspondence to veterans and various organizations.
Prepare payroll packages for distribution and delivery, including collating and packing of documents.
Research and maintain reference library with ADAPCP in support of prevention and rehabilitation efforts.
Develop SharePoint training of project personal and create operating procedures, training documents and briefings.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs administrative support skills

Common volunteer administrative assistant skills

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

Common administrative support skills

Customer Service, 18%
Administrative Tasks, 8%
Data Entry, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Phone Calls, 6%
Patients, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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