Secretarial substitute vs secretary

The differences between secretarial substitutes 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 secretarial substitute and a secretary. Additionally, a secretary has an average salary of $36,442, 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 a secretary are customer service, telephone calls, and payroll.

Secretarial substitute vs secretary overview

	Secretarial Substitute	Secretary
Yearly salary	$29,860	$36,442
Hourly rate	$14.36	$17.52
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	6,810	69,315
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Secretarial substitute vs secretary salary

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

	Secretarial Substitute	Secretary
Average salary	$29,860	$36,442
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Vallejo, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	California
Best paying company	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Best paying industry	Insurance	Government

Differences between secretarial substitute and secretary education

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

	Secretarial Substitute	Secretary
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Pennsylvania

Secretarial substitute vs secretary demographics

Here are the differences between secretarial substitutes' and secretaries' demographics:

	Secretarial Substitute	Secretary
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 4.5% Female, 95.5%	Male, 10.1% Female, 89.9%
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, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between secretarial substitute and secretary 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.

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

Secretarial substitute vs secretary skills

Common secretarial substitute skills

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

Common secretary skills

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