Clerical secretary vs clerical associate

The differences between clerical secretaries and clerical 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 clerical secretary and a clerical associate. Additionally, a clerical associate has an average salary of $30,024, which is higher than the $28,450 average annual salary of a clerical secretary.

The top three skills for a clerical secretary include appointment scheduling, data entry and customer service. The most important skills for a clerical associate are patients, data entry, and customer service.

Clerical secretary vs clerical associate overview

	Clerical Secretary	Clerical Associate
Yearly salary	$28,450	$30,024
Hourly rate	$13.68	$14.43
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	43,603	78,648
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Clerical secretary vs clerical associate salary

Clerical secretaries and clerical associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clerical Secretary	Clerical Associate
Average salary	$28,450	$30,024
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $33,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Bakersfield, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	GBS
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between clerical secretary and clerical associate education

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

	Clerical Secretary	Clerical Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Clerical secretary vs clerical associate demographics

Here are the differences between clerical secretaries' and clerical associates' demographics:

	Clerical Secretary	Clerical Associate
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 7.4% Female, 92.6%	Male, 20.3% Female, 79.7%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 7.7% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between clerical secretary and clerical associate duties and responsibilities

Clerical secretary example responsibilities.

Manage all daily and monthly accounting; job costs, customer payments and payroll.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Publish numerous pamphlets and booklets for cadet recruitment including slide shows (PowerPoint) for classroom briefings.
Respond to requests relating to payroll processing/preparation.
Transferred/Update new and existing client/vendor data from paper format to Quickbooks.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.

Clerical associate example responsibilities.

Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Apply ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS codes for outpatient treatments.
Obtain and properly distributes messages using EMR.
Fax radiology reports and make calls regarding abnormal reports.
Coordinate patient radiology exams as well as patient procedures.
Update clinical records associate with patient visits in MYSIS EMR system.

Clerical secretary vs clerical associate skills

Common clerical secretary skills

Appointment Scheduling, 17%
Data Entry, 16%
Customer Service, 8%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Word Processing, 6%
Payroll, 6%

Common clerical associate skills

Patients, 23%
Data Entry, 11%
Customer Service, 11%
Phone Calls, 5%
Clerical Functions, 5%
Patient Care, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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