Clerical secretary vs senior secretary

The differences between clerical 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 clerical secretary, becoming a senior secretary takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a senior secretary has an average salary of $33,120, 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 senior secretary are patients, routine correspondence, and data entry.

Clerical secretary vs senior secretary overview

	Clerical Secretary	Senior Secretary
Yearly salary	$28,450	$33,120
Hourly rate	$13.68	$15.92
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	43,603	37,284
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	50	49
Years of experience	2	4

Clerical secretary vs senior secretary salary

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

	Clerical Secretary	Senior Secretary
Average salary	$28,450	$33,120
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $33,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between clerical secretary and senior secretary education

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

	Clerical Secretary	Senior Secretary
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Clerical secretary vs senior secretary demographics

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

	Clerical Secretary	Senior Secretary
Average age	50	49
Gender ratio	Male, 7.4% Female, 92.6%	Male, 5.9% Female, 94.1%
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, 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 clerical secretary and senior secretary 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.

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.

Clerical secretary vs senior secretary skills

Common clerical secretary skills

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

Common senior secretary skills

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