Bilingual secretary vs senior secretary

The differences between bilingual secretaries and senior secretaries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a bilingual secretary, becoming a senior secretary takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a bilingual secretary has an average salary of $35,383, which is higher than the $33,120 average annual salary of a senior secretary.

The top three skills for a bilingual secretary include telephone calls, payroll and scheduling appointments. The most important skills for a senior secretary are patients, routine correspondence, and data entry.

Bilingual secretary vs senior secretary overview

	Bilingual Secretary	Senior Secretary
Yearly salary	$35,383	$33,120
Hourly rate	$17.01	$15.92
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	54,122	37,284
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	50	49
Years of experience	2	4

Bilingual secretary vs senior secretary salary

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Senior Secretary
Average salary	$35,383	$33,120
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $57,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	California	Hawaii
Best paying company	San Luis Coastal Unified School District	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	Professional	Pharmaceutical

Differences between bilingual secretary and senior secretary education

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Senior Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Bilingual secretary vs senior secretary demographics

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

	Bilingual Secretary	Senior Secretary
Average age	50	49
Gender ratio	Male, 4.5% Female, 95.5%	Male, 5.9% Female, 94.1%
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, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between bilingual secretary and senior 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.

Senior secretary example responsibilities.

Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations, complete statistical reports, and convert reports to various formats.
Maintain confidentiality of all payroll documents and office files.
Compile and distribute customer updates for payroll software programs and telecommunications networks.
Maintain databases, prepare PowerPoint presentations, maintain inventory and requisition supplies for the department.
Demonstrate professional integrity and tactful handling of confidential and protect health information according to HIPAA and administrative policy guidelines.

Bilingual secretary vs senior 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 senior secretary skills

Patients, 12%
Routine Correspondence, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Telephone Calls, 6%
Office Equipment, 6%
Payroll, 5%