Administrative resources associate vs secretary

The differences between administrative resources associates and secretaries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an administrative resources associate and a secretary. Additionally, an administrative resources associate has an average salary of $62,272, which is higher than the $36,442 average annual salary of a secretary.

The top three skills for an administrative resources associate include bank services, bank policy and bank products. The most important skills for a secretary are customer service, telephone calls, and payroll.

Administrative resources associate vs secretary overview

	Administrative Resources Associate	Secretary
Yearly salary	$62,272	$36,442
Hourly rate	$29.94	$17.52
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	67,828	69,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative resources associate vs secretary salary

Administrative resources associates and secretaries have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Resources Associate	Secretary
Average salary	$62,272	$36,442
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $108,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between administrative resources associate and secretary education

There are a few differences between an administrative resources associate and a secretary in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Resources Associate	Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Boston College	University of Pennsylvania

Administrative resources associate vs secretary demographics

Here are the differences between administrative resources associates' and secretaries' demographics:

	Administrative Resources Associate	Secretary
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative resources associate and secretary duties and responsibilities

Administrative resources associate example responsibilities.

Manage payroll and keep track of attendance.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Update employee files to document personnel actions; respond to employee payroll inquires.
Use PeopleSoft to pull and post job descriptions, and access job postings among others.
Provide cloud base customer relationship management with Salesforce for optimization in coordination of the workforce development program and other community orient events
Train new hires on SMS, INVISION, and EHR systems.

Secretary example responsibilities.

Manage and oversee all STO relate actions task to OSD impacting future and current operations in STO.
Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Present information orally, using Microsoft PowerPoint to military officials on various office and personnel administrative functions.
Track progress monitoring for corrective reading and corrective math.
Copy and distribute medical records according to guidelines set by HIPPA

Administrative resources associate vs secretary skills

Common administrative resources associate skills

Bank Services, 30%
Bank Policy, 20%
Bank Products, 19%
Community Resources, 8%
Data Entry, 7%
Background Checks, 3%

Common secretary skills

Customer Service, 15%
Telephone Calls, 11%
Payroll, 9%
Scheduling Appointments, 9%
Word Processing, 5%
Office Equipment, 5%

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