Senior secretary vs senior clerk

The differences between senior secretaries and senior clerks 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 secretary, becoming a senior clerk takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior secretary has an average salary of $33,120, which is higher than the $30,664 average annual salary of a senior clerk.

The top three skills for a senior secretary include patients, routine correspondence and data entry. The most important skills for a senior clerk are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Senior secretary vs senior clerk overview

	Senior Secretary	Senior Clerk
Yearly salary	$33,120	$30,664
Hourly rate	$15.92	$14.74
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	37,284	86,133
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	49	47
Years of experience	4	2

What does a senior secretary do?

A Senior Secretary is responsible for maintaining office records, receiving and directing telephone calls, and writing various reports for managers. They also schedule appointments and meetings for supervisors and assist in the process of new hires.

What does a senior clerk do?

Senior clerks direct the fulfillment of administrative and clerical tasks for a company, which includes managing and organizing paperwork, records, mail, and other office resources. They may also perform auditing invoices, managing accounts for clients and merchants, compiling reports, and making certain the company complied with the policies. Additionally, they routinely manage sensitive data, like bank account data. Qualifications for this career include basic computer knowledge, mathematical skills, experience with customer service as well as able to design a detailed record system in an office environment.

Senior secretary vs senior clerk salary

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

	Senior Secretary	Senior Clerk
Average salary	$33,120	$30,664
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	Tracy, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Washington
Best paying company	Columbia University in the City of New York	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Health Care

Differences between senior secretary and senior clerk education

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

	Senior Secretary	Senior Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Senior secretary vs senior clerk demographics

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

	Senior Secretary	Senior Clerk
Average age	49	47
Gender ratio	Male, 5.9% Female, 94.1%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 8.0% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between senior secretary and senior clerk duties and responsibilities

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.

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Senior clerk example responsibilities.

Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Operate a POS system to itemize and complete customer purchase.
Supervise employees and run nightly closing financial reports for all restaurants in the resort.
Provide administrative support for meeting logistics and catering.
Monitor payroll for centers and marketing company to ensure accuracy.
Design PowerPoint documents along with plot charts to enhance presentations.

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Senior secretary vs senior clerk skills

Common senior secretary skills

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

Common senior clerk skills

Customer Service, 19%
Data Entry, 13%
Patients, 9%
Phone Calls, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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