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Secretary Career Profiles

A secretary fulfills many of the routine clerical duties for an organization, including answering phones, data entry, filing, greeting the public, and scheduling appointments. By keeping the day-to-day details of an office under control, a secretary helps keep supervisors and other employees efficient and productive.

Although a secretary may work in almost any type of industry, the most common places of employment include government offices, hospitals, schools, and legal or medical offices. Depending on the organization, a secretary may also be called a legal secretary, medical secretary, administrative assistant, or executive secretary.

Many secretarial positions are entry-level, requiring only a high school diploma and basic clerical skills. Legal and medical secretaries may require more training, such as completing a program at a vocational school or community college to master industry-specific terminologies. Executive secretaries typically have several years of prior experience and, preferably, some college experience or a degree.

Organizational skills are a must. Good communication and writing skills are also crucial, as a secretary often interfaces with the public and sends e-mails or letters regularly. Many secretaries handle confidential or sensitive data, making integrity a valuable quality.

To really know what a secretary does on a daily basis, however, it’s best to hear from someone with firsthand experience in the field. To see a real-world career profile from a qualified secretary, check out the career profiles below. You can learn about educational backgrounds, career paths, salaries, and more.

21 Career Job Profile Results for Secretary:

Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 23, from North Bergen, NJ (ID# 5444)

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Answer phone, organize office, make the applications.

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Counseling Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 27, from Youngwood, NY (ID# 4446)

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Answer the phone, redirect calls, filing, organization, problem solving, appointment scheduling, editing, spreadsheets, e-mail.

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 48, from saint mary’s, PE (ID# 4712)

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my duties at work are payroll,inventory,ordering supplies,answering phone,helping with quotes of new jobs.my responsibilities are making sure the employees get paid,making sure we have the paint or...

Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 33, from port jefferson station, NY (ID# 4409)

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answer phones

customer service

filing

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 26, from Valley Stream, NY (ID# 3723)

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My title is a Secretary, but I'm more of an assistant. I currently support 4 bankers - phones, calendars, travel, and anything else they need.

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 40, from levittown, PA (ID# 3554)

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Time keeper, Data Base management, administrative duties, filing, etc.

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Medical Secretary 2 Job Profile: Female, age 48, from waltham, MA (ID# 3481)

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Answer phones make appts verify insurance info,refill request,triage calls

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Secretary Iii Job Profile: Female, age 53, from Brooklyn, NY (ID# 3304)

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I work in the Nursing Department. We screen licensed nurses and new graduates who apply for registered nurse positions. I give them an assessment exam once the applicant is interviewed. I also sche...

Secretariat Job Profile: Male, age 24, from Bowie, MD (ID# 3197)

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EVERYTHING, that no one else will

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 36, from Boise, ID (ID# 2468)

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Answer phones, filing, transcription of autopsy dictation by forensic pathologist, data entry, out of county billing, office assistance as needed

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Church Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 59, from Quarryville, PA (ID# 2393)

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I handle all phone calls, foot traffic, church weekly bulletin, monthly newsletter, copying, correspondence, accounts payable computer entry, offering computer entry, setting up appointments, etc.<...

Personal Care Attendant Job Profile: Female, age 31, from hanover township, PA (ID# 1606)

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Housekeeping and personal care of a 40 year old disabled man. I help with bathing, cooking and cleaning of his house along with transportation to & from doctors appointments.

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 30, from Akron, OH (ID# 2349)

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order entry, chart preparation, telephone etiquette, putting charts together, making appointments

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High School Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 23, from New York, NY (ID# 1983)

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take attendance handle admission applications and tuition billing

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 52, from manalapan , NJ (ID# 1918)

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Secretarial Assistant Job Profile: Female, age 40, from Montclair, NJ (ID# 1396)

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Assist the director with office duties, research on internet, deal with parents and teachers on daily issues.

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 38, from Price, UT (ID# 1225)

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Inventory, Answer phones, complete work orders, order printing supplies.

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Secretary Job Profile: Female, age 32, from Parma, OH (ID# 1181)

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I answer the phones, schedule appointments, do all of the bookkeeping and order parts & supplies for the company.

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Secretary At An Elementary School Job Profile: Female, age 48, from Lorain, OH (ID# 885)

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Answering phones, personnel files, attendance for students, typing, office machines, mostly customer service with parents, staff, students.

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Personal Assistant Job Profile: Female, age 23, from Bloomfeild, NJ (ID# 294)

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See above.

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Personal Assistant Job Profile: Female, age 22, from beverly hills, CA (ID# 223)

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answering phones, filing, bank runs,etc

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