Senior receptionist vs senior secretary

The differences between senior receptionists and senior secretaries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a senior receptionist, becoming a senior secretary takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a senior secretary has an average salary of $33,120, which is higher than the $32,182 average annual salary of a senior receptionist.

The top three skills for a senior receptionist include front desk, telephone calls and reservations. The most important skills for a senior secretary are patients, routine correspondence, and data entry.

Senior receptionist vs senior secretary overview

	Senior Receptionist	Senior Secretary
Yearly salary	$32,182	$33,120
Hourly rate	$15.47	$15.92
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	19,583	37,284
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	49
Years of experience	2	4

Senior receptionist vs senior secretary salary

Senior receptionists and senior secretaries have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Receptionist	Senior Secretary
Average salary	$32,182	$33,120
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between senior receptionist and senior secretary education

There are a few differences between a senior receptionist and a senior secretary in terms of educational background:

	Senior Receptionist	Senior Secretary
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Senior receptionist vs senior secretary demographics

Here are the differences between senior receptionists' and senior secretaries' demographics:

	Senior Receptionist	Senior Secretary
Average age	42	49
Gender ratio	Male, 9.4% Female, 90.6%	Male, 5.9% Female, 94.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between senior receptionist and senior secretary duties and responsibilities

Senior receptionist example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Process daily schedule and emergency patients for admission, assist clients in the completion of require admission forms.
Handle busy patient flow including registering incoming patients and preparing their medical files.
Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Ship packages domestically and internationally via FedEx.com.

Senior secretary example responsibilities.

Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations, complete statistical reports, and convert reports to various formats.
Maintain confidentiality of all payroll documents and office files.
Compile and distribute customer updates for payroll software programs and telecommunications networks.
Maintain databases, prepare PowerPoint presentations, maintain inventory and requisition supplies for the department.
Demonstrate professional integrity and tactful handling of confidential and protect health information according to HIPAA and administrative policy guidelines.

Senior receptionist vs senior secretary skills

Common senior receptionist skills

Front Desk, 10%
Telephone Calls, 10%
Reservations, 9%
Meeting Rooms, 8%
Patients, 8%
Phone Calls, 8%

Common senior secretary skills

Patients, 12%
Routine Correspondence, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Telephone Calls, 6%
Office Equipment, 6%
Payroll, 5%