How to Become a Secretary?

Are you thinking of becoming a Secretary or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Secretary, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Secretary job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Secretary Career Path

Secretary

Alias: Assistant Secretary, Associate Secretary...(4)
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11% advanced to
0 - 1Years of Experience
HK$29K - HK$360K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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11% advanced to

Senior Secretary

Alias: Secretary III
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2 - 4Years of Experience
Not Enough Salary Reports
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Secretary IV

Alias: Lead Secretary
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5 - 7Years of Experience
Not Enough Salary Reports
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Salary Trajectory

Secretary Career Path

Secretary I
Secretary
Senior Secretary
Secretary IV
Principal Secretary
Executive Secretary
HK$0
HK$80K
HK$160K
HK$240K
HK$400K

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Important Skill Sets for the Secretary Career Path

Word Processing
Microsoft Office Suite
Typing
Written Communication

Related careers in the Administrative Industry

Interested in other Administrative careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Secretary skills. Discover some of the most common Secretary career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Executive Assistant
No skills overlap
42% transitioned to Executive Assistant