Junior secretary vs senior secretary

The differences between junior secretaries and senior secretaries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a junior secretary, becoming a senior secretary takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a junior secretary has an average salary of $33,620, which is higher than the $33,120 average annual salary of a senior secretary.

The top three skills for a junior secretary include routine correspondence, office procedures and payroll. The most important skills for a senior secretary are patients, routine correspondence, and data entry.

Junior secretary vs senior secretary overview

	Junior Secretary	Senior Secretary
Yearly salary	$33,620	$33,120
Hourly rate	$16.16	$15.92
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	18,981	37,284
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	50	49
Years of experience	2	4

Junior secretary vs senior secretary salary

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

	Junior Secretary	Senior Secretary
Average salary	$33,620	$33,120
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between junior secretary and senior secretary education

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

	Junior Secretary	Senior Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Junior secretary vs senior secretary demographics

Here are the differences between junior secretaries' and senior secretaries' demographics:

	Junior Secretary	Senior Secretary
Average age	50	49
Gender ratio	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%	Male, 5.9% Female, 94.1%
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, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between junior secretary and senior secretary 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.

Senior secretary example responsibilities.

Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations, complete statistical reports, and convert reports to various formats.
Maintain confidentiality of all payroll documents and office files.
Compile and distribute customer updates for payroll software programs and telecommunications networks.
Maintain databases, prepare PowerPoint presentations, maintain inventory and requisition supplies for the department.
Demonstrate professional integrity and tactful handling of confidential and protect health information according to HIPAA and administrative policy guidelines.

Junior secretary vs senior secretary skills

Common junior secretary skills

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

Common senior secretary skills

Patients, 12%
Routine Correspondence, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Telephone Calls, 6%
Office Equipment, 6%
Payroll, 5%