Bilingual secretary vs administrative receptionist

The differences between bilingual secretaries and administrative receptionists 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 receptionist. Additionally, a bilingual secretary has an average salary of $35,383, which is higher than the $31,502 average annual salary of an administrative receptionist.

The top three skills for a bilingual secretary include telephone calls, payroll and scheduling appointments. The most important skills for an administrative receptionist are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Bilingual secretary vs administrative receptionist overview

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Receptionist
Yearly salary	$35,383	$31,502
Hourly rate	$17.01	$15.15
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	54,122	91,892
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Bilingual secretary vs administrative receptionist salary

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Receptionist
Average salary	$35,383	$31,502
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $57,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	San Luis Coastal Unified School District	Beacon Hill Staffing Group
Best paying industry	Professional	Technology

Differences between bilingual secretary and administrative receptionist education

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Receptionist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Bilingual secretary vs administrative receptionist demographics

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Administrative Receptionist
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 4.5% Female, 95.5%	Male, 8.0% Female, 92.0%
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, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between bilingual secretary and administrative receptionist 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 receptionist example responsibilities.

Manage travel reimbursements, and reconcile process and forward to payroll for assign individuals.
Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Sort first class mail, FedEx, campus mail and all incoming mail daily.
Draft correspondence and other written material, develop PowerPoint slides and graphic presentations for demographic analysts.
Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that payroll delivery times and locations are coordinate.
Greet visitors, and respond to telephone and in-person requests for information for sole-practitioner office serving several hundr patients.

Bilingual secretary vs administrative receptionist 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 receptionist skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 12%
Data Entry, 11%
Phone Calls, 8%
Front Desk, 6%
Word Processing, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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