Field secretary vs administrative aide

The differences between field secretaries and administrative aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a field secretary and an administrative aide. Additionally, an administrative aide has an average salary of $38,714, which is higher than the $29,903 average annual salary of a field secretary.

The top three skills for a field secretary include word processing, expense reports and telephone calls. The most important skills for an administrative aide are customer service, word processing, and proofreading.

Field secretary vs administrative aide overview

	Field Secretary	Administrative Aide
Yearly salary	$29,903	$38,714
Hourly rate	$14.38	$18.61
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	51,472	96,883
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Field secretary vs administrative aide salary

Field secretaries and administrative aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Field Secretary	Administrative Aide
Average salary	$29,903	$38,714
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $39,000	Between $30,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Windsor, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between field secretary and administrative aide education

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

	Field Secretary	Administrative Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Field secretary vs administrative aide demographics

Here are the differences between field secretaries' and administrative aides' demographics:

	Field Secretary	Administrative Aide
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 7.7% Female, 92.3%	Male, 22.0% Female, 78.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between field secretary and administrative aide duties and responsibilities

Field secretary example responsibilities.

Manage fireworks inventory through QuickBooks and process customer wholesale orders.
Process RFI's, submittals, and invoices, work on Prolog system
Process all invoices, submittals, RFI's and contracts
Prepare discharges, enter all updates into OASAS system and review patient information to verify patients eligibility to receive transportation reimbursement.
Update and distribute weekly chemotherapy schedule.

Administrative aide example responsibilities.

Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Job costing (normal), A/R.
Design charts for GBR-P and UEWR manuals using Powerpoint for the radar group.
Reconcile A/R and A/P; contact vendors and customers to resolve account discrepancies.
Design and prepare PowerPoint presentations.
Process payroll for the department maintaining accuracy on all documentation.

Field secretary vs administrative aide skills

Common field secretary skills

Word Processing, 38%
Expense Reports, 24%
Telephone Calls, 18%
Meeting Minutes, 4%
Travel Arrangements, 3%
Front Desk, 2%

Common administrative aide skills

Customer Service, 15%
Word Processing, 14%
Proofreading, 13%
Data Entry, 10%
Clerical Support, 6%
Database Management, 5%