Junior secretary vs office support specialist

The differences between junior secretaries and office support specialists 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 office support specialist. Additionally, an office support specialist has an average salary of $36,549, 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 office support specialist are customer service, data entry, and phone calls.

Junior secretary vs office support specialist overview

	Junior Secretary	Office Support Specialist
Yearly salary	$33,620	$36,549
Hourly rate	$16.16	$17.57
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	18,981	130,301
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	50	47
Years of experience	2	2

Junior secretary vs office support specialist salary

Junior secretaries and office support specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Secretary	Office Support Specialist
Average salary	$33,620	$36,549
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Billerica, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between junior secretary and office support specialist education

There are a few differences between a junior secretary and an office support specialist in terms of educational background:

	Junior Secretary	Office Support Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Junior secretary vs office support specialist demographics

Here are the differences between junior secretaries' and office support specialists' demographics:

	Junior Secretary	Office Support Specialist
Average age	50	47
Gender ratio	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%	Male, 17.8% Female, 82.2%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.8% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between junior secretary and office support specialist 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.

Office support specialist example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain patients' medical records by utilizing computer applications management database processing system to ensure county compliance.
Create PowerPoint presentations to train employees on new software.
Add new documents and update calendars to the SharePoint website for team collaboration.
Conduct payroll accountability & evaluate for accuracy.
Process bi-weekly payroll for part-time civil service personnel.
Update SharePoint website regularly with new employee information.

Junior secretary vs office support specialist skills

Common junior secretary skills

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

Common office support specialist skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 10%
Phone Calls, 7%
Office Equipment, 6%
Human Resources, 5%
Word Processing, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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