Project secretary vs office secretary

The differences between project secretaries and office secretaries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a project secretary and an office secretary. Additionally, a project secretary has an average salary of $39,613, which is higher than the $33,118 average annual salary of an office secretary.

The top three skills for a project secretary include purchase orders, payroll and meeting minutes. The most important skills for an office secretary are data entry, phone calls, and telephone calls.

Project secretary vs office secretary overview

	Project Secretary	Office Secretary
Yearly salary	$39,613	$33,118
Hourly rate	$19.04	$15.92
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	14,739	87,771
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Project secretary vs office secretary salary

Project secretaries and office secretaries have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Project Secretary	Office Secretary
Average salary	$39,613	$33,118
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $74,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Guidehouse
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between project secretary and office secretary education

There are a few differences between a project secretary and an office secretary in terms of educational background:

	Project Secretary	Office Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Project secretary vs office secretary demographics

Here are the differences between project secretaries' and office secretaries' demographics:

	Project Secretary	Office Secretary
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 6.7% Female, 93.3%	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.5% 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, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between project secretary and office secretary duties and responsibilities

Project secretary example responsibilities.

Manage account payable which includes vendors, employee payroll, financial institute and insurances company.
Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
Prepare bid documents including all AIA require documents.
Create RFI (fabrication revisions) for approval and distribution.
Prepare AIA contracts, subcontracts, change orders, etc.
Ensure team list on the SharePoint site and the project email distribution list are kept up to date.

Office secretary example responsibilities.

Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Research and keep updated on Medicare and Medicaid benefits, qualification requirements, and the legal and financial effects of options.
Determine client eligibility for Medicaid transportation.
Process and submit payroll information and invoices.
Maintain departmental inventory, purchasing/travel paperwork, and process payroll.
Answer customer phone calls-Record daily business transactions-Manage QuickBooks and bank accounts-Enter parts invoices and take inventory

Project secretary vs office secretary skills

Common project secretary skills

Purchase Orders, 17%
Payroll, 10%
Meeting Minutes, 9%
Expense Reports, 6%
Word Processing, 5%
PowerPoint, 4%

Common office secretary skills

Data Entry, 12%
Phone Calls, 11%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Scheduling Appointments, 7%
Office Procedures, 7%
Payroll, 6%