Window clerk vs office assistant

The differences between window clerks and office assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a window clerk has an average salary of $63,668, which is higher than the $31,517 average annual salary of an office assistant.

The top three skills for a window clerk include customer service, postal service and postage rates. The most important skills for an office assistant are data entry, patients, and customer service.

Window clerk vs office assistant overview

	Window Clerk	Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$63,668	$31,517
Hourly rate	$30.61	$15.15
Growth rate	-6%	-5%
Number of jobs	69,533	103,293
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	52	47
Years of experience	-	2

What does a window clerk do?

A window clerk is responsible for performing various tasks in a post office, like receiving letters and parcels, selling revenue postage stamps, and examining mail for correct postage related tasks. A window clerk is also expected to help customers with shipments. They may also distribute post office packages and mail. This job requires a diploma.

What does an office assistant do?

Office assistants perform various tasks to ensure that the business runs organized and efficient. An office assistant must possess excellent communication and multi-tasking skills to handle essential duties such as scheduling meetings, monitoring office supplies, storing documents and necessary paperwork, handling customer inquiries and appointments, coordinating in company events, and accomplishing other clerical tasks and administrative support. Office assistants are also required to communicate any observation that would possibly make an impact on the company's performance.

Window clerk vs office assistant salary

Window clerks and office assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Window Clerk	Office Assistant
Average salary	$63,668	$31,517
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $93,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Wilmington, DE	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Vermont
Best paying company	Mesilla Valley Transportation	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	Government	Government

Differences between window clerk and office assistant education

There are a few differences between a window clerk and an office assistant in terms of educational background:

	Window Clerk	Office Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Window clerk vs office assistant demographics

Here are the differences between window clerks' and office assistants' demographics:

	Window Clerk	Office Assistant
Average age	52	47
Gender ratio	Male, 31.6% Female, 68.4%	Male, 17.3% Female, 82.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 10.6% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between window clerk and office assistant duties and responsibilities

Window clerk example responsibilities.

Manage $24K official mail account, expertly track expenditures ultimately saving the DoD $1K with little to no supervision.
Maintain USPS procedures while accepting and shipping mail services.
Enter express mail into USPS database, gather records, perform stamp/cash audits, and identify senate vouchers.
Work as a PSE mail clerk in the automation department loading and sweeping mail from and to digital bar coding machines.
Perform word-processing, create and maintain spreadsheets, and prepare PowerPoint presentations.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.

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Office assistant example responsibilities.

Manage filing, photocopying, collating, and faxing public and seal case documents.
Manage CI s SharePoint pages and serve as CI s subject matter expert on SharePoint working groups.
Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Compile payroll records, detect and reconcile discrepancies, accurately report outcomes using QuickBooks.
Maintain office services by organizing office operations and procedures, preparing payroll, controlling correspondences, and designing filing systems.
File client paperwork upholding HIPAA standards.

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Window clerk vs office assistant skills

Common window clerk skills

Customer Service, 44%
Postal Service, 10%
Postage Rates, 4%
Computer System, 4%
Delivery Problems, 3%
Federal Regulations, 3%

Common office assistant skills

Data Entry, 16%
Patients, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 6%
Front Desk, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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