Private secretary vs administrative associate

The differences between private secretaries and administrative associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a private secretary and an administrative associate. Additionally, an administrative associate has an average salary of $34,873, which is higher than the $33,422 average annual salary of a private secretary.

The top three skills for a private secretary include scheduling appointments, routine correspondence and city officials. The most important skills for an administrative associate are administrative tasks, purchase orders, and customer service.

Private secretary vs administrative associate overview

	Private Secretary	Administrative Associate
Yearly salary	$33,422	$34,873
Hourly rate	$16.07	$16.77
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	11,548	54,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Private secretary vs administrative associate salary

Private secretaries and administrative associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Private Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average salary	$33,422	$34,873
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $50,000	Between $23,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Lord Abbett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between private secretary and administrative associate education

There are a few differences between a private secretary and an administrative associate in terms of educational background:

	Private Secretary	Administrative Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Private secretary vs administrative associate demographics

Here are the differences between private secretaries' and administrative associates' demographics:

	Private Secretary	Administrative Associate
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 17.0% Female, 83.0%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.2% 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, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between private secretary and administrative associate duties and responsibilities

Private secretary example responsibilities.

Manage fireworks inventory through QuickBooks and process customer wholesale orders.
Reconcile payroll records on staff members.
Administer office staff's payroll time sheets.
Prepare discharges, enter all updates into OASAS system and review patient information to verify patients eligibility to receive transportation reimbursement.
Co-Ordinate of the CDG s diary and oversee general day-to-day office management.
Maintain confidential files for individuals requesting arbitration, liaison between labor and management to complete the grievance process.

Administrative associate example responsibilities.

Manage consultants' calendar, arrange travel, paid bills via QuickBooks software.
Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Enter invoices in QuickBooks and P2P.
Fulfill medical record requests from patients, providers and insurance companies in a HIPAA compliant way.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations and address day to day general operations and office procedures.
Prepare PowerPoint & other digital media for presentations that are distributed to upper management.

Private secretary vs administrative associate skills

Common private secretary skills

Scheduling Appointments, 44%
Routine Correspondence, 21%
City Officials, 18%
Payroll, 7%
Telephone Calls, 5%
Personnel Actions, 3%

Common administrative associate skills

Administrative Tasks, 12%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Telephone Calls, 9%
Travel Arrangements, 9%
Patients, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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