Bilingual secretary vs secretary

The differences between bilingual secretaries 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 a bilingual secretary and a secretary. Additionally, a secretary has an average salary of $36,442, which is higher than the $35,383 average annual salary of a bilingual secretary.

The top three skills for a bilingual secretary include telephone calls, payroll and scheduling appointments. The most important skills for a secretary are customer service, telephone calls, and payroll.

Bilingual secretary vs secretary overview

	Bilingual Secretary	Secretary
Yearly salary	$35,383	$36,442
Hourly rate	$17.01	$17.52
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	54,122	69,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Bilingual secretary vs secretary salary

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Secretary
Average salary	$35,383	$36,442
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $57,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	San Luis Coastal Unified School District	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Best paying industry	Professional	Government

Differences between bilingual secretary and secretary education

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Bilingual secretary vs secretary demographics

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Secretary
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 4.5% Female, 95.5%	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%
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, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between bilingual secretary and secretary 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.

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

Bilingual secretary vs secretary skills

Common bilingual secretary skills

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

Common secretary skills

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