Clerical secretary vs office technician

The differences between clerical secretaries and office technicians 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 technician. Additionally, an office technician has an average salary of $34,956, 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 technician are data entry, patients, and office equipment.

Clerical secretary vs office technician overview

	Clerical Secretary	Office Technician
Yearly salary	$28,450	$34,956
Hourly rate	$13.68	$16.81
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	43,603	82,512
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Clerical secretary vs office technician salary

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

	Clerical Secretary	Office Technician
Average salary	$28,450	$34,956
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $33,000	Between $25,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Motorola Solutions
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between clerical secretary and office technician education

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

	Clerical Secretary	Office Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Clerical secretary vs office technician demographics

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

	Clerical Secretary	Office Technician
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 7.4% Female, 92.6%	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%
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, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between clerical secretary and office technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Interact with SCO divisions, other agencies and campuses and the public, to resolve distribution problems concerning mail and payroll.
Communicate payroll information with employees.
Verify eligibility and coverage with Medicaid and Medicare.
Certify to perform refraction to patients participating in clinical trials.
Provide patients with surgical and procedural information and instructions as appropriate.

Clerical secretary vs office technician skills

Common clerical secretary skills

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

Common office technician skills

Data Entry, 16%
Patients, 11%
Office Equipment, 7%
Office Procedures, 7%
Word Processing, 5%
Payroll, 4%