Volunteer administrative assistant vs front desk administrative assistant

The differences between volunteer administrative assistants and front desk 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 front desk administrative assistant. Additionally, a front desk administrative assistant has an average salary of $33,037, 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 front desk administrative assistant are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs front desk administrative assistant overview

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Front Desk Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,657	$33,037
Hourly rate	$15.22	$15.88
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	62,712	95,732
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Volunteer administrative assistant vs front desk administrative assistant salary

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Front Desk Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$31,657	$33,037
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $27,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and front desk administrative assistant education

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Front Desk Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Volunteer administrative assistant vs front desk administrative assistant demographics

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

	Volunteer Administrative Assistant	Front Desk Administrative Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.3% Female, 70.7%	Male, 10.0% Female, 90.0%
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, 16.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between volunteer administrative assistant and front desk 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.

Front desk administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations including scheduling and coordinating appointments, verify patient insurance, prepare correspondences between medical providers and their patients.
Process member and team member paperwork; including member cancellations, updates, new hires/terminations/status changes, and payroll paperwork.
Monitor and complete payroll information.
Demonstrate great initiative in assisting tech team with minor technical issues and create PowerPoint presentations for business strategic purposes.
Register patients, verify eligibility of insurance, interview them in order to obtain other demographic information that are needed.
Manage day-to-day operations including scheduling and coordinating appointments, verify patient insurance, prepare correspondences between medical providers and their patients.

Volunteer administrative assistant vs front desk 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 front desk administrative assistant skills

Customer Service, 15%
Patients, 12%
Data Entry, 8%
Phone Calls, 8%
Front Desk Operations, 7%
Check-In, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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