Junior secretary vs administrative associate

The differences between junior 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 junior secretary and an administrative associate. Additionally, an administrative associate has an average salary of $34,873, which is higher than the $33,620 average annual salary of a junior secretary.

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

Junior secretary vs administrative associate overview

	Junior Secretary	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$33,620	$34,873
Hourly rate	$16.16	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	18,981	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Junior secretary vs administrative associate salary

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

	Junior Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$33,620	$34,873
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	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 junior secretary and administrative associate education

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

	Junior Secretary	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Junior secretary vs administrative associate demographics

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

	Junior Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.6% 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 junior secretary and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Junior secretary example responsibilities.

Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
Prepare discharges, enter all updates into OASAS system and review patient information to verify patients eligibility to receive transportation reimbursement.
Initiate and monitor requisitions through PeopleSoft for office supplies, laboratory supplies including purchasing lab animals for research and travel reimbursement.

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.

Junior secretary vs administrative associate skills

Common junior secretary skills

Routine Correspondence, 28%
Office Procedures, 10%
Payroll, 9%
Word Processing, 6%
Greeting Visitors, 5%
Telephone Calls, 5%

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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