Administrative Office Assistant

Enter the world of office administration by performing and coordinating an office’s administrative activities and storing, retrieving, and integrating information for dissemination to staff and clients. Administrative assistants perform a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary to run an organization efficiently. They serve as information and communication managers for an office; plan and schedule meetings and appointments; organize and maintain paper and electronic files; manage projects; conduct research; and disseminate information by using the telephone, mail services, Web sites, and e-mail.

Administrative Assistants with experience and or specialized training can advance to Executive Assistants and legal and medical secretaries. Such advancements can result in significantly higher pay.

Required Coursework (some course requirements completed in seminars):

Data Entry/10 Key (lab) Keyboarding (lab) Customer Service Skills Job Placement Preparation Accounting I & II Business Communications Internet Basics

Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel I & II Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word I & II QuickBooks Pro I & II Windows File Management

Quick Occupational Facts for Orange County:

Average Wage: $14.95-$20.09/hr

Job Openings 2010-2020: 13,970 (combined Office Clerk and Execitive Assistant from EDD labor market info)