Clerical secretary vs office clerk

The differences between clerical secretaries and office clerks 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 an office clerk. Additionally, an office clerk has an average salary of $30,927, 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 an office clerk are customer service, data entry, and telephone calls.

Clerical secretary vs office clerk overview

	Clerical Secretary	Office Clerk
Yearly salary	$28,450	$30,927
Hourly rate	$13.68	$14.87
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	43,603	106,497
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Clerical secretary vs office clerk salary

Clerical secretaries and office clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clerical Secretary	Office Clerk
Average salary	$28,450	$30,927
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $33,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Englewood, CO
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between clerical secretary and office clerk education

There are a few differences between a clerical secretary and an office clerk in terms of educational background:

	Clerical Secretary	Office Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Clerical secretary vs office clerk demographics

Here are the differences between clerical secretaries' and office clerks' demographics:

	Clerical Secretary	Office Clerk
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 7.4% Female, 92.6%	Male, 23.3% Female, 76.7%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 7.9% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between clerical secretary and office clerk 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.

Office clerk example responsibilities.

Complete medical records requests as specified under HIPAA regulations.
Scan EOB's and attach to payments in software system.
Perform electronic billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and HMO/PPO submissions.
Follow all HIPAA guidelines and safety rules as required within the healthcare policy.
Perform account analysis on credit balance accounts using insurance explanation of benefit information (EOB).
Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provide.

Clerical secretary vs office clerk skills

Common clerical secretary skills

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

Common office clerk skills

Customer Service, 21%
Data Entry, 18%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Payroll, 5%
Office Equipment, 4%
Office Machines, 3%