Secretary office clerk vs office assistant

The differences between secretary office clerks and office assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a secretary office clerk and an office assistant. Additionally, an office assistant has an average salary of $31,517, which is higher than the $29,507 average annual salary of a secretary office clerk.

The top three skills for a secretary office clerk include scheduling appointments, customer service and data entry. The most important skills for an office assistant are data entry, patients, and customer service.

Secretary office clerk vs office assistant overview

	Secretary Office Clerk	Office Assistant
Yearly salary	$29,507	$31,517
Hourly rate	$14.19	$15.15
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	118,964	103,293
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Secretary office clerk vs office assistant salary

Secretary office clerks and office assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Secretary Office Clerk	Office Assistant
Average salary	$29,507	$31,517
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between secretary office clerk and office assistant education

There are a few differences between a secretary office clerk and an office assistant in terms of educational background:

	Secretary Office Clerk	Office Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Secretary office clerk vs office assistant demographics

Here are the differences between secretary office clerks' and office assistants' demographics:

	Secretary Office Clerk	Office Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 7.2% Female, 92.8%	Male, 17.3% Female, 82.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 6.9% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between secretary office clerk and office assistant duties and responsibilities

Secretary office clerk example responsibilities.

Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.
Reconcile QuickBooks accounts payable and receivable.
Enter all invoice information and accounts payable into QuickBooks.
Reconcile payroll accounts/timekeeping for hourly employees.
Automate and reorganize payroll procedures decreasing time require to complete payroll.
Lead DoD team that assist Pakistan in gaining military capabilities to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban.

Office assistant example responsibilities.

Manage filing, photocopying, collating, and faxing public and seal case documents.
Manage CI s SharePoint pages and serve as CI s subject matter expert on SharePoint working groups.
Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Compile payroll records, detect and reconcile discrepancies, accurately report outcomes using QuickBooks.
Maintain office services by organizing office operations and procedures, preparing payroll, controlling correspondences, and designing filing systems.
File client paperwork upholding HIPAA standards.

Secretary office clerk vs office assistant skills

Common secretary office clerk skills

Scheduling Appointments, 22%
Customer Service, 15%
Data Entry, 13%
Payroll, 9%
Office Equipment, 5%
Bank Deposits, 3%

Common office assistant skills

Data Entry, 16%
Patients, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Scheduling Appointments, 6%
Front Desk, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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