Placement secretary vs staff assistant

The differences between placement secretaries and staff 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 placement secretary and a staff assistant. Additionally, a staff assistant has an average salary of $41,778, which is higher than the $36,922 average annual salary of a placement secretary.

The top three skills for a placement secretary include multi-line phone system, and . The most important skills for a staff assistant are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Placement secretary vs staff assistant overview

	Placement Secretary	Staff Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,922	$41,778
Hourly rate	$17.75	$20.09
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	7,144	126,202
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Placement secretary vs staff assistant salary

Placement secretaries and staff assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Placement Secretary	Staff Assistant
Average salary	$36,922	$41,778
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $46,000	Between $27,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	Bridgewater, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Massasoit Community College
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between placement secretary and staff assistant education

There are a few differences between a placement secretary and a staff assistant in terms of educational background:

	Placement Secretary	Staff Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Placement secretary vs staff assistant demographics

Here are the differences between placement secretaries' and staff assistants' demographics:

	Placement Secretary	Staff Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 3.1% Female, 96.9%	Male, 29.4% Female, 70.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 3.4% White, 73.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between placement secretary and staff assistant duties and responsibilities

Placement secretary example responsibilities.

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Prepare all congressional correspondence, validate payroll and financial management data and introduce business technology operations via the e-gov initiatives program.
Train district personnel on the use of system and BECCA procedures.
Serve as OSD spokesperson/media escort for numerous visits from Washington D.C. to Cuba with national and international media.

Staff assistant example responsibilities.

Manage, troubleshoot, install and resolve hardware, software configurations, and network relate issues.
Manage candidate Facebook page and facilitate other advertising.
Manage fireworks inventory through QuickBooks and process customer wholesale orders.
Orchestrate special events and reservations; manage customer relations and provide exemplary service to all customers.
Conduct weekly groups for newly refer veterans and potential landlords on the HUD VASH searching process.
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Placement secretary vs staff assistant skills

Common placement secretary skills

Multi-Line Phone System, 100%

Common staff assistant skills

Customer Service, 15%
Patients, 10%
Data Entry, 7%
PowerPoint, 5%
Office Procedures, 5%
Veterans, 4%