Private secretary vs chief of staff

The differences between private secretaries and chiefs of staff can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a private secretary, becoming a chief of staff takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a chief of staff has an average salary of $130,835, 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 a chief of staff are PET, team support, and project management.

Private secretary vs chief of staff overview

	Private Secretary	Chief Of Staff
Yearly salary	$33,422	$130,835
Hourly rate	$16.07	$62.90
Growth rate	-8%	6%
Number of jobs	11,548	124,272
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	50	52
Years of experience	2	-

Private secretary vs chief of staff salary

Private secretaries and chiefs of staff have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Private Secretary	Chief Of Staff
Average salary	$33,422	$130,835
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $50,000	Between $85,000 And $200,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Lyft
Best paying industry	-	Start-up

Differences between private secretary and chief of staff education

There are a few differences between a private secretary and a chief of staff in terms of educational background:

	Private Secretary	Chief Of Staff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Private secretary vs chief of staff demographics

Here are the differences between private secretaries' and chiefs of staff' demographics:

	Private Secretary	Chief Of Staff
Average age	50	52
Gender ratio	Male, 17.0% Female, 83.0%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
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, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	12%

Differences between private secretary and chief of staff 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.

Chief of staff example responsibilities.

Lead headquarters (HQ) operations staff.
Manage the G3's fiscal year budget planning, formulation, and execution.
Supervise the G2 administrative section and maintain and manage the G2 budget and material resources.
Manage the predeployment training and the deployment process to receiving commands, and subsequent redeployment and deactivation.
Manage budgets of $75,000 to $22 million paying keen attention to cost containment and ROI.
Credit for managing and improving the HAZMAT program, which serve as a benchmark example for the base community.

Private secretary vs chief of staff skills

Common private secretary skills

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

Common chief of staff skills

PET, 15%
Team Support, 11%
Project Management, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Direct Reports, 6%
Marketing Campaigns, 6%