Confidential secretary vs administrative associate

The differences between confidential secretaries and administrative 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 confidential secretary and an administrative associate. Additionally, an administrative associate has an average salary of $34,873, which is higher than the $33,976 average annual salary of a confidential secretary.

The top three skills for a confidential secretary include confidential correspondence, payroll and office procedures. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Confidential secretary vs administrative associate overview

	Confidential Secretary	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$33,976	$34,873
Hourly rate	$16.33	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	12,765	54,499
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Confidential secretary vs administrative associate salary

Confidential secretaries and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Confidential Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$33,976	$34,873
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $50,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between confidential secretary and administrative associate education

There are a few differences between a confidential secretary and an administrative associate in terms of educational background:

	Confidential Secretary	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Confidential secretary vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between confidential secretaries' and administrative associates' demographics:

	Confidential Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between confidential secretary and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Confidential secretary example responsibilities.

Manage fireworks inventory through QuickBooks and process customer wholesale orders.
Conduct extensive library and Internet research that serve as the basis for lectures and PowerPoint presentations.
Arrange travel for manager and staff, payroll, keep calendar of schedule meetings for manager and staff.
Prepare discharges, enter all updates into OASAS system and review patient information to verify patients eligibility to receive transportation reimbursement.
Type correspondence, enter workers compensation information into computer applications, Dictaphone, etc.

Administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage consultants' calendar, arrange travel, paid bills via QuickBooks software.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Enter invoices in QuickBooks and P2P.
Fulfill medical record requests from patients, providers and insurance companies in a HIPAA compliant way.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and address day to day general operations and office procedures.
Prepare PowerPoint & other digital media for presentations that are distributed to upper management.

Confidential secretary vs administrative associate skills

Common confidential secretary skills

Confidential Correspondence, 17%
Payroll, 13%
Office Procedures, 9%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Travel Arrangements, 8%
Financial Reports, 6%

Common administrative associate skills

Administrative Tasks, 12%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Travel Arrangements, 9%
Patients, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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