Junior secretary vs clerk typist

The differences between junior secretaries and clerks typist 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 a clerk typist. Additionally, a junior secretary has an average salary of $33,620, which is higher than the $31,746 average annual salary of a clerk typist.

The top three skills for a junior secretary include routine correspondence, office procedures and payroll. The most important skills for a clerk typist are data entry, customer service, and telephone calls.

Junior secretary vs clerk typist overview

	Junior Secretary	Clerk Typist
Yearly salary	$33,620	$31,746
Hourly rate	$16.16	$15.26
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	18,981	102,211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Junior secretary vs clerk typist salary

Junior secretaries and clerks typist have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Secretary	Clerk Typist
Average salary	$33,620	$31,746
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Saint Paul, MN
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between junior secretary and clerk typist education

There are a few differences between a junior secretary and a clerk typist in terms of educational background:

	Junior Secretary	Clerk Typist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Junior secretary vs clerk typist demographics

Here are the differences between junior secretaries' and clerks typist' demographics:

	Junior Secretary	Clerk Typist
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%	Male, 8.8% Female, 91.2%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 8.3% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between junior secretary and clerk typist 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.

Clerk typist example responsibilities.

Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Have knowledge and access to NCIC.
Gain proficiency in electronic medical records (EMR) software.
Job duties also include chart creation and maintenance, and EMR systems.
Encode the finished product and save to computer and reproduce or hard files.
Type foreclosure deeds of trust, mortgage documents, liens, judgments, and various other foreclosure documents.

Junior secretary vs clerk typist skills

Common junior secretary skills

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

Common clerk typist skills

Data Entry, 14%
Customer Service, 12%
Telephone Calls, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Office Equipment, 5%
Clerical Support, 5%