Administrative assistants

NOC

1241

Perform a variety of administrative duties in support of managers and other professionals.

Full NOC Description

Administrative assistants perform a variety of administrative duties in support of managerial and professional employers. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.

Main Duties

Administrative assistants perform some or all of the following duties:

Prepare, key in, edit and proofread correspondence, invoices, presentations, brochures, publications, reports and related material from machine dictation and handwritten copy
Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations
Schedule and confirm appointments and meetings of employer
Order office supplies and maintain inventory
Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages
Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
Determine and establish office procedures
Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person
Record and prepare minutes of meetings
Arrange travel schedules and make reservations
May compile data, statistics and other information to support research activities
May supervise and train office staff in procedures and in use of current software
May organize conferences.

Also Known As

administrative assistant
executive secretary (except legal and medical)
office administrative assistant
private secretary
secretary (except legal and medical)

technical secretary

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of a one- or two-year college or other program for administrative assistants or secretaries or Previous clerical experience is required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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96.8%

Female

3.2%

Male

Employment by age

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3.4%

15-24

13.3%

25-34

22.5%

35-44

31.9%

45-54

23.8%

55-64

5.1%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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2.5%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

31.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

5.2%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

50.7%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

10.6%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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20.4%

Public administration

15.0%

Educational services

9.1%

Other services (except public administration)

55.5%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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23.60%

Northeast

24.60%

Southeast

18.30%

Southwest

19.10%

Central

14.40%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Median Salary by Economic Regions

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$30,562

Northeast

$37,591

Southeast

$34,161

Southwest

$39,709

Central

$29,393

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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This following represents the median salary of persons employed in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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