Administrative Assistant
What does an Administrative Assistant do?
Administrative assistants 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.
How do you prepare?
Training ranges from high school vocational education programs that teach office skills and typing to 1-year and 2-year programs in office administration offered by business and vocational-technical schools, and community colleges. Most medical and legal secretaries must go through specialized training programs that teach them the language of the industry.
What’s the pay like?
As an Administrative Assistant in Iowa you can expect to earn approximately $34,647 a year, according to Iowa Workforce Development.
For more information
about careers in this field, click here
www.bls.gov/k12/help.htm.
What does an Administrative Assistant do?
Administrative assistants 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.
How do you prepare?
Training ranges from high school vocational education programs that teach office skills and typing to 1-year and 2-year programs in office administration offered by business and vocational-technical schools, and community colleges. Most medical and legal secretaries must go through specialized training programs that teach them the language of the industry.
What’s the pay like?
As an Administrative Assistant in Iowa you can expect to earn approximately $34,647 a year, according to Iowa Workforce Development.
For more information
about careers in this field, click here
www.bls.gov/k12/help.htm.
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