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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
$41K Median Salary 195.1K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -7.6% Job Growth
About This Career
Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
Reported Job Titles
Administrative Assistant (Admin Assistant), Administrative Clerk, Administrative Secretary (Admin Secretary), Administrative Specialist (Admin Specialist), Administrative Support Assistant (ASA), Administrative Technician, Department Secretary, Office Assistant, Secretary, Staff Assistant
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Near Vision
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Information Ordering
Problem Sensitivity
Category Flexibility
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Selective Attention
Knowledge
Administrative
English Language
Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
Administration and Management
Skills
Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Service Orientation
Time Management
Coordination
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Social Perceptiveness
Technology Skills
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Data base user interface and query software
Video conferencing software
Data base management system software
Operating system software
Word processing software
Web page creation and editing software
Accounting software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
Business intelligence and data analysis software
Project management software
Web platform development software
Electronic mail software
Human resources software
Analytical or scientific software
Presentation software
Document management software
Desktop communications software
Desktop publishing software
Video creation and editing software
Customer relationship management CRM software
Financial analysis software
Transaction security and virus protection software
Time accounting software
Internet browser software
Spreadsheet software
Metadata management software
Medical software
Content workflow software
Enterprise system management software
Access software
Computer based training software
Portal server software
Enterprise application integration software
Network conferencing software
Transaction server software
Voice recognition software
Office suite software
Instant messaging software
Data base reporting software
Backup or archival software
Cloud-based management software
Data mining software
Calendar and scheduling software
Process mapping and design software
Information retrieval or search software
Mobile messaging service software
Tools
Photocopiers
Scanners
Notebook computers
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
Special purpose telephones
Portable data input terminals
Dictation machines
Pocket calculator
Laser fax machine
Mobile phones
Pagers
Digital cameras
Desktop computers
Personal computers
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