Secretarial substitute vs administrative receptionist

The differences between secretarial substitutes and administrative receptionists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a secretarial substitute and an administrative receptionist. Additionally, an administrative receptionist has an average salary of $31,502, which is higher than the $29,860 average annual salary of a secretarial substitute.

The top three skills for a secretarial substitute include office equipment, word processing and telephone calls. The most important skills for an administrative receptionist are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Secretarial substitute vs administrative receptionist overview

	Secretarial Substitute	Administrative Receptionist
Yearly salary	$29,860	$31,502
Hourly rate	$14.36	$15.15
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	6,810	91,892
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Secretarial substitute vs administrative receptionist salary

Secretarial substitutes and administrative receptionists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Secretarial Substitute	Administrative Receptionist
Average salary	$29,860	$31,502
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Vallejo, CA	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Washington
Best paying company	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES	Beacon Hill Staffing Group
Best paying industry	Insurance	Technology

Differences between secretarial substitute and administrative receptionist education

There are a few differences between a secretarial substitute and an administrative receptionist in terms of educational background:

	Secretarial Substitute	Administrative Receptionist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Secretarial substitute vs administrative receptionist demographics

Here are the differences between secretarial substitutes' and administrative receptionists' demographics:

	Secretarial Substitute	Administrative Receptionist
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 4.5% Female, 95.5%	Male, 8.0% Female, 92.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 4.3% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between secretarial substitute and administrative receptionist duties and responsibilities

Secretarial substitute example responsibilities.

Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Correspond with PTO members and families.
Organize events, meetings for PTO.
Process payroll and organize leave forms by pay period.
Perform a wide variety of clerical duties including: typing, proofreading, filing and recording information.
Perform data entry in various offices including, but not limit to, payroll and tax offices.

Administrative receptionist example responsibilities.

Manage travel reimbursements, and reconcile process and forward to payroll for assign individuals.
Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Sort first class mail, FedEx, campus mail and all incoming mail daily.
Draft correspondence and other written material, develop PowerPoint slides and graphic presentations for demographic analysts.
Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that payroll delivery times and locations are coordinate.
Greet visitors, and respond to telephone and in-person requests for information for sole-practitioner office serving several hundr patients.

Secretarial substitute vs administrative receptionist skills

Common secretarial substitute skills

Office Equipment, 21%
Word Processing, 14%
Telephone Calls, 13%
Proofreading, 9%
Payroll, 5%
Office Machines, 5%

Common administrative receptionist skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 12%
Data Entry, 11%
Phone Calls, 8%
Front Desk, 6%
Word Processing, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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