Principal secretary vs assistant

The differences between principal secretaries and 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 principal secretary and an assistant. Additionally, an assistant has an average salary of $37,363, which is higher than the $33,699 average annual salary of a principal secretary.

The top three skills for a principal secretary include purchase orders, schedule appointments and office equipment. The most important skills for an assistant are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Principal secretary vs assistant overview

	Principal Secretary	Assistant
Yearly salary	$33,699	$37,363
Hourly rate	$16.20	$17.96
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	46,207	557,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Principal secretary vs assistant salary

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

	Principal Secretary	Assistant
Average salary	$33,699	$37,363
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $41,000	Between $16,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	Milpitas, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Edina Public Schools	Latham & Watkins
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Education

Differences between principal secretary and assistant education

There are a few differences between a principal secretary and an assistant in terms of educational background:

	Principal Secretary	Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Principal secretary vs assistant demographics

Here are the differences between principal secretaries' and assistants' demographics:

	Principal Secretary	Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 5.0% Female, 95.0%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between principal secretary and assistant duties and responsibilities

Principal secretary example responsibilities.

Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
Maintain compliance with HIPPA law.
Work closely with Medicare and Medicaid.
Maintain confidentiality laws of HIPAA and OSHA.
Create spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations for faculty meetings on behalf of the principal.
Prepare charts, vital sight, injections, EKG, phlebotomy, fill prescriptions and hospital admitting.

Assistant example responsibilities.

Manage circulations, including educational textbooks and DVDS, video technology and supplies.
Manage branches providing information technology support, logistics, training and operational support.
Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Optimize productivity in prioritizing and managing special projects, PowerPoint presentations for classes, and proctore exams for undergraduate classes.
Assist in jewelry design and assembly, manage company Facebook page, participate in wholesale buying, and manage retail inventory
Manage and update company Facebook page with daily updates, finding/sharing relevant and interesting information, and encouraging fan engagement.

Principal secretary vs assistant skills

Common principal secretary skills

Purchase Orders, 16%
Schedule Appointments, 13%
Office Equipment, 8%
Financial Reports, 6%
Word Processing, 6%
Administrative Tasks, 5%

Common assistant skills

Patients, 27%
Customer Service, 13%
Patient Care, 8%
CPR, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 3%