Many organizations rely on administrative assistants to perform and coordinate their office duties. Typical job responsibilities include:
- Scheduling appointments, meetings
- Answering telephones
- Maintaining files
- Booking reservations
Some administrative assistants do highly specialized work in law, medicine, science or engineering offices. Executive secretaries or administrative assistants usually perform fewer clerical tasks and often train and supervise other staff or coordinate projects. They must be able to juggle many tasks simultaneously. Individuals in this position must be extremely detail oriented, organized and able to stay on top of things. They also need to have a good personality, be outgoing and willing to work with difficult people at times.
Education and training can include a high-school education, office automation classes and formal training in secretarial science. Earnings vary widely and can range from $14 and $17 per hour. (Salary data is based on information from PayScale.com and varies based on experience.)
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