LIC AAO Vs. LIC ADO – A Comparative Analysis

Both LIC AAO and LIC ADO posts attract a lot of candidates every year primarily due to the nature of the jobs, salary and career growth. Read various crucial factors of these two posts and how they differ from each other.

Today, the Insurance sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in our country. And when one talks about the insurance sector, Life Insurance of India (LIC) tops the list in terms of size, presence across the country and popularity. LIC, considered as the most trusted and preferred insurance company in India, employs thousands of people. Two most sought after profiles for which LIC conducts recruitment are Assistant Administrative officer (LIC AAO) and Apprentice Development Officer (LIC ADO). There is a lot of confusion among the aspirants regarding LIC AAO and LIC ADO. This article will help candidates to distinguish the differences between LIC AAO and ADO based on job profile, salary, career growth etc.

LIC AAO and LIC ADO Job Profile

Both the profiles are distinct in nature, job profiles are completely different from each other. Check the important features of LIC AAO and LIC ADO job profiles:

LIC AAO Job Profile	LIC ADO Job Profile
This is a completely administrative post, LIC AAOs are responsible for day to day administrative work under	Recruitment of insurance new insurance agents
Filing claims and settlements	To provide training to the newly appointed LIC agents
Assisting the seniors in formulating new Insurance policy	Monitoring work and performance of the agents, inspection of their works
Settling insurance claims by the insurance holders	Assigning the LIC agents tasks such as sales target etc.
Communicating with the clients	Providing assistance to the LIC agents in their career development

LIC AAO and LIC ADO Salary

LIC offers decent salary along with various other benefits. Salary factor plays a crucial role when it comes to attracting talent and retaining them. Here is the comparative display of LIA AAO salary and LIC ADO salary:

LIC AAO Salary	LIC ADO Salary
The basic pay of LIC AAO is Rs 32,795 per month in the scale of Rs 32795-1610(14)-55335-1745(4)-62315	The basic pay of LIC ADO is Rs 21,865 per month (except for Employee Category candidates) in the scale of Rs 21865-1340(2)-24545-1580(2)-27705-1610(17)- 55075
Based on the posting, the salary of the LIC AAO may vary up to Rs 56,000 per month in Class ‘A’ city	Based on the posting, the salary of the LIC ADO may vary upto Rs 37,345 per month in Class ‘A’ city
LIC AAOs are entitled to get various other allowances such as Dearness allowance, House rent allowance, City compensatory allowance etc.	LIC ADOs are also entitled to get various other allowances such as Transport allowance, Dearness allowance, House rent allowance, City compensatory allowance, performance-linked incentives etc.

LIC AAO and LIC ADO Career Growth

LIC AAO Career Growth

Find the flowchart below to study LIC AAO career growth: