Confidential secretary vs secretary

The differences between confidential secretaries and secretaries 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 a secretary. Additionally, a secretary has an average salary of $36,442, 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 a secretary are customer service, telephone calls, and payroll.

Confidential secretary vs secretary overview

	Confidential Secretary	Secretary
Yearly salary	$33,976	$36,442
Hourly rate	$16.33	$17.52
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	12,765	69,315
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Confidential secretary vs secretary salary

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

	Confidential Secretary	Secretary
Average salary	$33,976	$36,442
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $50,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between confidential secretary and secretary education

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

	Confidential Secretary	Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Confidential secretary vs secretary demographics

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

	Confidential Secretary	Secretary
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%
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, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between confidential secretary and secretary 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.

Secretary example responsibilities.

Manage and oversee all STO relate actions task to OSD impacting future and current operations in STO.
Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Present information orally, using Microsoft PowerPoint to military officials on various office and personnel administrative functions.
Track progress monitoring for corrective reading and corrective math.
Copy and distribute medical records according to guidelines set by HIPPA

Confidential secretary vs secretary skills

Common confidential secretary skills

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

Common secretary skills

Customer Service, 15%
Telephone Calls, 11%
Payroll, 9%
Scheduling Appointments, 9%
Word Processing, 5%
Office Equipment, 5%