Project secretary vs secretary

The differences between project secretaries and 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 a secretary. Additionally, a project secretary has an average salary of $39,613, which is higher than the $36,442 average annual salary of a secretary.

The top three skills for a project secretary include purchase orders, payroll and meeting minutes. The most important skills for a secretary are customer service, telephone calls, and payroll.

Project secretary vs secretary overview

	Project Secretary	Secretary
Yearly salary	$39,613	$36,442
Hourly rate	$19.04	$17.52
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	14,739	69,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Project secretary vs secretary salary

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

	Project Secretary	Secretary
Average salary	$39,613	$36,442
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $74,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between project secretary and secretary education

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

	Project Secretary	Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Project secretary vs secretary demographics

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

	Project Secretary	Secretary
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 6.7% Female, 93.3%	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between project secretary and 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.

Secretary example responsibilities.

Manage and oversee all STO relate actions task to OSD impacting future and current operations in STO.
Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Present information orally, using Microsoft PowerPoint to military officials on various office and personnel administrative functions.
Track progress monitoring for corrective reading and corrective math.
Copy and distribute medical records according to guidelines set by HIPPA

Project secretary vs secretary skills

Common project secretary skills

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

Common secretary skills

Customer Service, 15%
Telephone Calls, 11%
Payroll, 9%
Scheduling Appointments, 9%
Word Processing, 5%
Office Equipment, 5%