Field secretary vs project assistant

The differences between field secretaries and project assistants 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 a project assistant. Additionally, a project assistant has an average salary of $38,564, 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 a project assistant are data entry, powerpoint, and customer service.

Field secretary vs project assistant overview

	Field Secretary	Project Assistant
Yearly salary	$29,903	$38,564
Hourly rate	$14.38	$18.54
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	51,472	59,664
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Field secretary vs project assistant salary

Field secretaries and project assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Field Secretary	Project Assistant
Average salary	$29,903	$38,564
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	AstraZeneca
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between field secretary and project assistant education

There are a few differences between a field secretary and a project assistant in terms of educational background:

	Field Secretary	Project Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Field secretary vs project assistant demographics

Here are the differences between field secretaries' and project assistants' demographics:

	Field Secretary	Project Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 7.7% Female, 92.3%	Male, 32.9% Female, 67.1%
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 project assistant 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.

Project assistant example responsibilities.

Manage SharePoint document repository and ensure that project managers comply with PMO policies.
Manage facilities by coordinating relocation of departments by using the facilities management database and VISIO.
Compose and balance departmental grants, tabulate and process payroll distribution, manage and maintain office routine during supervisor's absence.
Manage QA budget for assign projects by identifying actual and potential budget over-runs and under-runs, develop and monitor project/program plans.
Create a useful project tracking tool call JIRA.
Communicate with donors via phone, email, and twitter.

Field secretary vs project assistant skills

Common field secretary skills

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

Common project assistant skills

Data Entry, 11%
PowerPoint, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Project Management, 8%
Meeting Minutes, 4%
Data Collection, 4%