How do they match: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

  • Establish work procedures or schedules and keep track of the daily work of clerical staff.
  • Manage projects or contribute to committee or team work.
  • Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
  • Review work done by others to check for correct spelling and grammar, ensure that company format policies are followed, and recommend revisions.
  • Take dictation in shorthand or by machine and transcribe information.

  • Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.
  • Prepare employee work schedules.