Payroll secretary vs project assistant

The differences between payroll 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 payroll secretary and a project assistant. Additionally, a payroll secretary has an average salary of $52,677, which is higher than the $38,564 average annual salary of a project assistant.

The top three skills for a payroll secretary include purchase orders, payroll system and office equipment. The most important skills for a project assistant are data entry, powerpoint, and customer service.

Payroll secretary vs project assistant overview

	Payroll Secretary	Project Assistant
Yearly salary	$52,677	$38,564
Hourly rate	$25.33	$18.54
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	12,543	59,664
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Payroll secretary vs project assistant salary

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

	Payroll Secretary	Project Assistant
Average salary	$52,677	$38,564
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $69,000	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 payroll secretary and project assistant education

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

	Payroll Secretary	Project Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Payroll secretary vs project assistant demographics

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

	Payroll Secretary	Project Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 5.9% Female, 94.1%	Male, 32.9% Female, 67.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.9% 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 payroll secretary and project assistant duties and responsibilities

Payroll secretary example responsibilities.

Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Answer phones, work in Quickbooks to invoice, enter bills, generate computer checks and payroll.
Prepare discharges, enter all updates into OASAS system and review patient information to verify patients eligibility to receive transportation reimbursement.
Compile and summarize responses to subpoenas.

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.

Payroll secretary vs project assistant skills

Common payroll secretary skills

Purchase Orders, 13%
Payroll System, 8%
Office Equipment, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 6%
QuickBooks, 6%
Payroll Data, 6%

Common project assistant skills

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