Volunteer administrative assistant vs contract administrative assistant

The differences between volunteer administrative assistants and contract administrative 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 a contract administrative assistant. Additionally, a contract administrative assistant has an average salary of $39,073, 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 a contract administrative assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and powerpoint.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs contract administrative assistant overview

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Contract Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,657	$39,073
Hourly rate	$15.22	$18.79
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	62,712	64,677
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Volunteer administrative assistant vs contract administrative assistant salary

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Contract Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$31,657	$39,073
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $31,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Minnesota State Fair
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and contract administrative assistant education

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Contract Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Volunteer administrative assistant vs contract administrative assistant demographics

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Contract Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.3% Female, 70.7%	Male, 10.2% Female, 89.8%
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, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and contract administrative 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.

Contract administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and develop the daily clinical schedule for the in-patient rehabilitation staff taking into consideration Medicare guidelines and staffing ratios.
Orchestrate and design all RFP and RFQ proposals.
Issue RFQ's for subcontracts, evaluate proposals, award contracts and oversee through closeout.
Streamline staff scheduling through team management software (SharePoint) by coordinating schedules, meetings, and travel arrangements.
Transfer payroll and accounting paperwork to electronic form and index for future reference.
Assist in the creation and distribution of PowerPoint presentations for company executives and outside affiliates.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs contract administrative assistant skills

Common volunteer administrative assistant skills

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

Common contract administrative assistant skills

Data Entry, 16%
Purchase Orders, 9%
PowerPoint, 9%
Expense Reports, 5%
SharePoint, 4%
Financial Reports, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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