Sales secretary vs sales account manager

The differences between sales secretaries and sales account managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a sales secretary, becoming a sales account manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, a sales account manager has an average salary of $58,630, which is higher than the $51,253 average annual salary of a sales secretary.

The top three skills for a sales secretary include customer service, telephone calls and sales proposals. The most important skills for a sales account manager are customer service, CRM, and customer satisfaction.

Sales secretary vs sales account manager overview

	Sales Secretary	Sales Account Manager
Yearly salary	$51,253	$58,630
Hourly rate	$24.64	$28.19
Growth rate	-8%	5%
Number of jobs	11,568	163,697
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	50	46
Years of experience	2	8

Sales secretary vs sales account manager salary

Sales secretaries and sales account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sales Secretary	Sales Account Manager
Average salary	$51,253	$58,630
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $70,000	Between $33,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between sales secretary and sales account manager education

There are a few differences between a sales secretary and a sales account manager in terms of educational background:

	Sales Secretary	Sales Account Manager
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Southern California

Sales secretary vs sales account manager demographics

Here are the differences between sales secretaries' and sales account managers' demographics:

	Sales Secretary	Sales Account Manager
Average age	50	46
Gender ratio	Male, 5.7% Female, 94.3%	Male, 63.4% Female, 36.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between sales secretary and sales account manager duties and responsibilities

Sales secretary example responsibilities.

Manage A/R for client billing.
Complete work schedules, manage calendars and arrange appointments word, excel, payroll, power point, quick books.
Contribute to marketing business online and manage Facebook page.
Type letters, faxes and create presentations using PowerPoint.
Invoice clients using QuickBooks and receive payments using QuickBooks.
Work daily with a variety of software to support sales team, including excel and PowerPoint.

Sales account manager example responsibilities.

Manage RFQ/RFP responses to telecommunication, government and utility customers utilizing CRM system to manage customers.
Recruit to develop and manage new sales territory selling MRO industrial goods and services to existing and potential customers.
Manage and coordinate daily sales activities through target cold calling and telemarketing.
Organize and maintain existing national clients for process refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and service.
Maintain database, create mailers, and work in SalesForce to determine new possible clients.
Founded in 1935 ATD has grown from a regional family-own company to a successful nationwide distribution enterprise.

Sales secretary vs sales account manager skills

Common sales secretary skills

Customer Service, 23%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Sales Proposals, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Travel Arrangements, 5%
Sales Reps, 4%

Common sales account manager skills

Customer Service, 13%
CRM, 8%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Account Management, 5%
Product Knowledge, 4%
Business Development, 4%

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