Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors and Managers


Nature of the Work About this section

Office and administrative support supervisors and managers plan or supervise support staff to ensure that they can work efficiently. After allocating work assignments and issuing deadlines, office and administrative support supervisors and managers oversee the work to ensure that it is proceeding on schedule and meeting established quality standards.

Education and Training About this section

Many employers require office and administrative support supervisors and managers to have postsecondary training—and in some cases, an associate or even a bachelor's degree. Most firms fill office and administrative support supervisory and managerial positions by promoting office or administrative support workers from within their organizations.

Job Outlook About this section

Current and Projected Employment.

2008 Employment 1,457,200
2018 Employment 1,617,500
Employment Change 160,300
Growth Rate 11%

Employment change. Employment of office and administrative support supervisors and managers is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2018. Continuing advances in technology should increase office and administrative support workers' productivity and allow a wider variety of tasks to be performed by people in professional positions.

Job Prospects. Keen competition is expected for jobs as the number of applicants greatly exceeds the number of job openings. Opportunities will continue to be best for those office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers who show leadership and team building skills, and who are able to multitask, communicate well, and keep abreast of technological advances.

Earnings About this section

Median annual wages for office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers were $45,790 in May 2008.


Administrative services managers; Education administrators; Office clerks, general; Secretaries and administrative assistants.

Sources of Additional Information About this section


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  • International Association of Administrative Professionals, P.O. Box 20404, Kansas City, MO 64195-0404. Internet: http://www.iaap-hq.org

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Suggested citation: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors and Managers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos127.htm (visited February 10, 2010).

 

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2009