Bilingual secretary vs administrative associate

The differences between bilingual secretaries and administrative associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a bilingual secretary and an administrative associate. Additionally, a bilingual secretary has an average salary of $35,383, which is higher than the $34,873 average annual salary of an administrative associate.

The top three skills for a bilingual secretary include telephone calls, payroll and scheduling appointments. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Bilingual secretary vs administrative associate overview

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$35,383	$34,873
Hourly rate	$17.01	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	54,122	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Bilingual secretary vs administrative associate salary

Bilingual secretaries and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$35,383	$34,873
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $57,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	San Luis Coastal Unified School District	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	Professional	Finance

Differences between bilingual secretary and administrative associate education

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Bilingual secretary vs administrative associate demographics

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 4.5% Female, 95.5%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between bilingual secretary and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Bilingual secretary example responsibilities.

Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
Maintain, file employee file maintenance and record of employee's attendance, generate school site payroll.
Generate bi-weekly payroll and quarterly tax filings.
Prepare discharges, enter all updates into OASAS system and review patient information to verify patients eligibility to receive transportation reimbursement.
Interpret sensitive information to Latino residents who are not proficient.

Administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage consultants' calendar, arrange travel, paid bills via QuickBooks software.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Enter invoices in QuickBooks and P2P.
Fulfill medical record requests from patients, providers and insurance companies in a HIPAA compliant way.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and address day to day general operations and office procedures.
Prepare PowerPoint & other digital media for presentations that are distributed to upper management.

Bilingual secretary vs administrative associate skills

Common bilingual secretary skills

Telephone Calls, 11%
Payroll, 10%
Scheduling Appointments, 9%
Provide Clerical Support, 7%
Student Data, 7%
Office Equipment, 6%

Common administrative associate skills

Administrative Tasks, 12%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Travel Arrangements, 9%
Patients, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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