Private secretary vs project assistant

The differences between private 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 private secretary and a project assistant. Additionally, a project assistant has an average salary of $38,564, 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 project assistant are data entry, powerpoint, and customer service.

Private secretary vs project assistant overview

	Private Secretary	Project Assistant
Yearly salary	$33,422	$38,564
Hourly rate	$16.07	$18.54
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	11,548	59,664
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Private secretary vs project assistant salary

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

	Private Secretary	Project Assistant
Average salary	$33,422	$38,564
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $50,000	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 private secretary and project assistant education

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

	Private Secretary	Project Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Private secretary vs project assistant demographics

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

	Private Secretary	Project Assistant
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 17.0% Female, 83.0%	Male, 32.9% Female, 67.1%
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, 9.3% 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 private secretary and project assistant 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.

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.

Private secretary vs project assistant skills

Common private secretary skills

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

Common project assistant skills

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