Career: Administrative Assistant
Average salary: $27,450 - $37,240
Degree needed: Associate’s degree from a vocational school in office administration or a bachelor’s degree in business administration
Certifications: Certified Professional Secretary (CPS), Certified Administrative Professional (CAP)
Bryant & Stratton College:
ITT Technical Institute:
NYU-School of Continuing and Professional Studies - New York (Undergraduate Programs)
Common employers: Companies and corporations in every industry from advertising to retail
Job outlook: Average job growth with a large number of new jobs for women
Common duties may include:
Skills needed:
YourBeanstalk’s Opinion: This career is going to have a large number of new jobs for women, so if you’re qualified, now is a great job to get into an administrative assistant career. With an associate’s degree, you can break into the business and specialize with on-the-job training. A bachelor’s degree will help you get a higher assistant job with better pay. Any way you do it, this career is great for single women, married women, women with families or single moms.
On April 1, 2008, 11:01 am Denise said:
It is not that easy to break into the career of being an administrative assistant. I have an associates degree and have had three months of career training but no one will hire you if you don't have at least 1 year of on the job work experience.