Senior executive secretary vs administrator secretary

The differences between senior executive secretaries and administrator secretaries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a senior executive secretary, becoming an administrator secretary takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior executive secretary has an average salary of $48,500, which is higher than the $34,336 average annual salary of an administrator secretary.

The top three skills for a senior executive secretary include routine correspondence, office equipment and reservations. The most important skills for an administrator secretary are patients, routine correspondence, and customer service.

Senior executive secretary vs administrator secretary overview

	Senior Executive Secretary	Administrator Secretary
Yearly salary	$48,500	$34,336
Hourly rate	$23.32	$16.51
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	71,949	99,520
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	49	50
Years of experience	4	2

What does a senior executive secretary do?

A senior executive secretary's main jobs are to schedule meetings, organize daily tasks, and receive phone calls. They must have excellent time management skills.

What does an administrator secretary do?

Administrator secretaries are assistants to managers or higher officers in charge of administrative tasks. Their responsibilities include liaising with an organization's internal departments and in communicating with the general public. They make arrangements and scheduling of meetings, events, and appointments. Sometimes, they assume tasks in clerical and administrative nature. It is also part of their job to work hand-in-hand with executives, managers, and any other personnel in corporations.

Senior executive secretary vs administrator secretary salary

Senior executive secretaries and administrator secretaries have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Executive Secretary	Administrator Secretary
Average salary	$48,500	$34,336
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $70,000	Between $25,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between senior executive secretary and administrator secretary education

There are a few differences between a senior executive secretary and an administrator secretary in terms of educational background:

	Senior Executive Secretary	Administrator Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Senior executive secretary vs administrator secretary demographics

Here are the differences between senior executive secretaries' and administrator secretaries' demographics:

	Senior Executive Secretary	Administrator Secretary
Average age	49	50
Gender ratio	Male, 6.9% Female, 93.1%	Male, 5.8% Female, 94.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between senior executive secretary and administrator secretary duties and responsibilities

Senior executive secretary example responsibilities.

Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
Complete payroll and benefit enrollment forms upon hire, termination and open enrollment.
Perform administrative payroll functions by updating and maintaining time and attendance records of staff through a timekeeping system.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations for either internal or external high- level meetings.
Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
Analyze and oversee operations for customize itineraries and VIP tours.

Administrator secretary example responsibilities.

Manage fireworks inventory through QuickBooks and process customer wholesale orders.
Maintain internal and external SharePoint team sites.
Proofread material for accuracy, correct punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Draft, proofread, and distribute correspondence, reports, and presentations.
Develop written and graphical reports to DoD personnel
Develop and recommend policy for implementation by the DoD.

Senior executive secretary vs administrator secretary skills

Common senior executive secretary skills

Routine Correspondence, 17%
Office Equipment, 9%
Reservations, 9%
Expense Reports, 7%
Financial Reports, 6%
Telephone Calls, 5%

Common administrator secretary skills

Patients, 10%
Routine Correspondence, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Telephone Calls, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Office Procedures, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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