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Ofce and Administrative Support
Worker Supervisors and Managers
Nature of the WorkOfce and administrative support supervisors
and managers
plan or supervise support sta to ensure that they can work
efciently. Ater allocating work assignments and issuing
dead-
lines, ofce and administrative support supervisors and
manag-
ers oversee the work to ensure that it is proceeding on
schedule
and meeting established quality standards.
Education and TrainingMany employers require ofce and
administrative support su-
pervisors and managers to have postsecondary trainingand
in some cases, an associate or even a bachelors degree. Most
frms fll ofce and administrative support supervisory and
managerial positions by promoting ofce or administrative
sup-
port workers rom within their organizations.
Job OutlookCurrent and projected employment:
2008 Employment
...................................................1,457,200
2018 Employment
...................................................1,617,500
Employment change
...................................................160,300
Growth rate
......................................................................11%
Employment change. Employment o ofce and adminis-
trative support supervisors and managers is expected to grow
about as ast as the average or all occupations through the
year
2018. Continuing advances in technology should increase o-
fce and administrative support workers productivity and
allow
a wider variety o tasks to be perormed by people in proe
sional positions.
Job prospects. Keen competition is expected or jobs as th
number o applicants greatly exceeds the number o job ope
ings. Opportunities will continue to be best or those ofce
an
administrative support worker supervisors and managers wh
show leadership and team building skills, and who are able
multitask, communicate well, and keep abreast o technologic
advances.
EarningsMedian annual wages or ofce and administrative suppo
worker supervisors and managers were $45,790 in May 2008
Related Occupations
Administrative services managers
Education administrators
Ofce clerks, general
Secretaries and administrative assistants
Sources of Additional Information
h International Association o Administrative Proessionals,P.O.
Box 20404, Kansas City, MO 64195-0404. Internet:
http://www.iaap-hq.org
The Occupational Inormation Network (O*NET) pr
vides inormation on a wide range o occupational cha
acteristics. Links to O*NET appear at the end o the I
ternet version o this occupational statement, accessible
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ocos127.htm
