Regional assistant vs secretary

The differences between regional assistants 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 regional assistant and a secretary. Additionally, a regional assistant has an average salary of $43,072, which is higher than the $36,442 average annual salary of a secretary.

The top three skills for a regional assistant include travel arrangements, event planning and financial reports. The most important skills for a secretary are customer service, telephone calls, and payroll.

Regional assistant vs secretary overview

	Regional Assistant	Secretary
Yearly salary	$43,072	$36,442
Hourly rate	$20.71	$17.52
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	56,498	69,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Regional assistant vs secretary salary

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

	Regional Assistant	Secretary
Average salary	$43,072	$36,442
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $61,000	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 regional assistant and secretary education

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

	Regional Assistant	Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Regional assistant vs secretary demographics

Here are the differences between regional assistants' and secretaries' demographics:

	Regional Assistant	Secretary
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%	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 regional assistant and secretary duties and responsibilities

Regional assistant example responsibilities.

Orchestrate special events and reservations; manage customer relations and provide exemplary service to all customers.
Plan regional and leadership events while also preparing materials such as handouts and powerpoint presentations for them.
Create weekly``shout-out"reports for various sales initiatives, and PowerPoint presentations for monthly meetings.
Maintain confidentiality according to HIPPA guidelines
Communicate with medical records department to ensure that all personnel records are up-to-date while complying with confidentiality and HIPAA regulations.
Ensure any release of information requests are HIPAA compliant.

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

Regional assistant vs secretary skills

Common regional assistant skills

Travel Arrangements, 11%
Event Planning, 11%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 9%
Calendar Management, 7%
Telephone Calls, 6%

Common secretary skills

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