Current job title: Administrative
assistant
Industry: Construction
Department: I manage all aspects of the
office (home based business).
Years worked in this industry: 6
Years worked in this department: 6
Special training or attributes needed or helpful to
get job in this industry (or specific department): Since I
have previous administrative assistant experience all I had to learn was the
construction field (I am trained in medical office work).
Number of
managers and/or staff supported: It is just a small family
business.
Typical work hours: Usually a couple
hours a day.
Weekends or overtime hours: No weekends
or overtime needed.
General salary range
(Note: This is a general figure or range provided by survey respondent and may
NOT be an exact salary in order to
give survey respondent some privacy. Also you must take into account that
the number of years worked in industry/department may contribute to this
salary as well as criteria such as level of position and person reports
to, required hours and geographical location.):
Benefits (direct or indirect): I have
vacation (nonpaid) no medical or dental. It is a family business.
Lingo you might hear in this industry:
Top plate, bottom plate and king plate (these are the plates of a wall
system), trusses (webbed framing for the roof of a building), soffit and
fascia (the aluminum trim).
A typical day on the job: Get the phone
messages and answer any questions if I can, the ones that I cannot handle
goes to the contractor, type any proposals and invoices on the computer,
and schedule appointments, take inventory and put into the computer.
Positive things about being an administrative
professional in this industry: I learn something new every
day, I am busy all the time, I enjoy my job.
Negative things about being an administrative
professional in this industry: Sometimes I get frustrated
because the contractor is not here a lot to answer questions.
Type of workspace/office:
office
Primary responsibilities as an administrative
professional in this position: Word processing, maintaining a
database of client, telephones, scheduling appointments, bookkeeping.
Top thing(s) incumbent admin would require of job
applicants seeking to be her/his position replacement: Must
be detail oriented and able to adapt to change.
Office machines or equipment operated regularly:
Computer, fax machine, copy machine.
Technology (hard) skills used regularly:
Computer.
Critical soft skills: Able to adapt to
change. The construction business changes all the time, we have ups and
downs like all business but we rely on the ups and sometimes it is
frustrating to see a job lost to our competitor.
Pace of this position: Average
Geographical region: North (Midwest)
U.S.
Karen Porter, The Administrative Professional Job Performance and Career Success Coach™