Executive Assistant vs Office Clerk
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Executive Assistant
$86,300 typical, a year
Most Executive Assistants earn $72,000 to $106,300 a year.
From 1,370 postings that list pay
3,186 open jobs now
Office Clerk
$41,600 typical, a year
Most Office Clerks earn $37,400 to $46,500 a year.
From 247 postings that list pay
1,097 open jobs now
Executive Assistants typically earn about $44,700 more a year than Office Clerks.
What each one does
Executive Assistant
- Manage the executive’s calendar and schedule appointments.
- Coordinate travel arrangements and book flights and hotels.
- Prepare agendas, meeting materials, and presentation documents.
- Organize and plan meetings, conferences, and special events.
- Track action items and follow up on outstanding tasks.
- Handle confidential information and sensitive business matters.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Office Clerk
- Answer phones, direct calls, and take messages.
- Organize, maintain, and update office records and filing systems.
- Perform accurate data entry and maintain digital and physical databases.
- Prepare and process invoices, bills, and other financial documents.
- Compile, sort, copy, and file records.
- Assist with daily administrative tasks, including document preparation and scanning.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Executive Assistant
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 6 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 4 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Outlook 3 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Word 3 in 10 postings
More common in Executive Assistant postings
- Executive Assistant 5 in 10 postings
- Calendar Management 5 in 10 postings
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4 in 10 postings
- Expense Reporting 3 in 10 postings
- Bachelor's Degree 2 in 10 postings
- Meeting Management 2 in 10 postings
Office Clerk
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 6 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 4 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Outlook 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Word 3 in 10 postings
More common in Office Clerk postings
- Data Entry 4 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 4 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 2 in 10 postings
- Cash Handling 1 in 10 postings
- Cash Management 1 in 10 postings
- Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant
Luxe at Jupiter Rehabilitation CenterPay not stated Queens, New YorkMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft OfficeBudgeting +3Executive Assistant
CoreWeave, Inc.$108k - $143k/yrstated San Francisco, CASlackSalesforceForecastingGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Office +6Executive Assistant
Capital Farm CreditPay not stated College Station, TexasMicrosoft OfficePublic RelationsRecords ManagementExecutive Assistant
Office Clerk
Order Processing Coordinator
Atec SpinePay not stated Carlsbad, California, United StatesMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookData EntryMicrosoft WordEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP) +1Transfer Agency Processing Clerk
SPS North AmericaPay not stated Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesTransfer AgencyMicrosoft OfficeLockbox ProcessingData Entry
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