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In this section, you can read real administrative professional job descriptions with a focus on the industry that the administrative professional works in. You'll have insight about what is a typical day as an administrative professional in that industry. These are results from surveys (year 2006). Those invited to complete a survey included any level of administrative professional, administrative supervisors and lead admins, and office managers. All respondents names and company names have purposely not been included to protect survey respondent's privacy. Salary levels also have been adjusted to reflect ranges or approximate salaries to protect individual privacy but they are real approximations or salary ranges for each individual administrative professional job description.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL JOB DESCRIPTIONS:

Individual Administrative Professional Job Description Survey Responses by general categories:

 

(Note: It's possible that some job descriptions could have been placed in more than one category--but they aren't. Each job description/survey result  is only included in one of the categories below.)

 

Construction---Building (commercial or residential), Contractor/Subcontractor Offices, Architecture, Design, Landscape Architecture, etc.

General Contractor

General Contractor

Engineering/Land Planning

Landscape Architecture

Design and Construction Assistant

Architecture and Design

Construction

Construction

Construction

 

Education---School Systems, Higher Education, Continuing Education, Private Contractors Providing Services to Education, Independent Educational Trainers, etc.

Education - Superintendent's Office

Education -School District

Higher Education

Higher Education Continuing Education

Education Contractor/Association to Schools

Higher Education

Higher Education

Higher Education

Residential School

Higher Education

Seminary

Higher Education

Higher Education

Education - Superintendent's Office

Higher Education

Education - Schools

Training Analyst - Consultant

Higher Education

Higher Education - Community College

Higher Education

Education - Schools

Higher Education

Higher Education

Higher Education - Community College

Education - Superintendent's Office

 

Entertainment/News---Music, Broadcasting, etc.

Music

Broadcasting

 

Finanical---Banking, Benefits, Retirement, Credit Cards, Investments, etc.

Financial Services Provider (insurance, retirement, investments)

Auto Finance

Mortgage Loan Servicing

Insurance Reinsurance

Credit Cards for Business

Financial Services Provider (benefits, insurance)

Financial Services Provider

Financial Services Provider

Finance/Banking

Financial Services Provider (company retirement plans/investments)

Credit Cards for Small Business

Financial  Services Provider (p&c insurance)

Mortgage

Lending

Financial

Banking

Workers Comp Insurance

Banking/Securities

Banking

Financial Services

Financial (Health Insurance)

Financial (Insurance Underwriting)

CPA Firm

Wealth Management

Wholesale Lending

CPA

Financial Planning

Financial (Merchant Business)

Financial

Financial - Investments

Financial - Credit & Collections

Financial - Banking

Financial technology

Financial - Life Insurance

Financial - Public Accounting

Financial - Life Reinsurance

Financial - Health Insurance

Financial - Asset Management

Financial - Accounting/Tax/Consulting

 

Government---Operations (city, county, etc.) or Branches (legislative, etc.), Fire, Police, Court System, Public Legal Services, Parks & Recreation, etc.

Municipal Government

Fire Department

Law Enforcment - Police Chief Office

Court System

Disability Rights

Parks & Recreation

Human Services/DHR

U.S. Army

Technology

Space

City Government

Contractor to Government - Maintenance

Lobbying

State Government

County Government

Government- City -Traffic/Transportation

Government - Contractor - Research

 

Hospitality

Hotel

Hospitality

Hospitality

 

Legal

Corporate Law

 

Manufacturing & Distribution---Related Contractors, Research & Development, etc.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Research & Development

Food Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing-Oilfield Production Equipment

Aerospace

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Distribution

Sports Equipment

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Auto Manufacturing

Distribution - Beverage

Manufacturing

Manufacturing - Medical

Manufacturing - Utilities Products

Manufacturing - Water Filtration Products

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing - Molding and Tooling

Manufacturing - Paper

Manufacturing - Household Products

Manufacturing - Boat Stern Drives

Manufacturing - Diagnostics

 

Medical---Hospitals, Drug Dependency Recovery, Mental Health, Labs, Research & Technology, Health and Safety, Emergency Services, etc.

Long Term Healthcare

Healthcare HIT

Community MHMR

Medical Lab

Healthcare Provider - Nonprofit Catholic

Healthcare Provider

Technology Vendor to Healthcare

Hospital

Healthcare - Nonprofit Agency

Healthcare - 10

Air Quality-Product & Personnel Safety

Healthcare Facilities Management

Hospital Administration

Public Health Emergency Operations

Nonprofit Mental Healthcare

Hospital

Healthcare

Hospital

Healthcare-Clinical Services

Healthcare Research

Hospital

Hospice

Hospital

Hospital

Substance Abuse

Medical - Human Resources

Medical - Hospital

Medical - Substance Abuse

Medical - Hospital

Medical - Continuing Care Retirement Community

Biotherapeutics/Plasma Derivatives

Healthcare

 

Organizations---Associations, Nonprofits (Other nonprofits may also be listed in the categories for medical and education on this page.)

Association

Church

Nonprofit Health

Nonprofit

Nonprofit

Trade Association

Member Association

Nonprofit Social Services

Christian Ministry

Church

Museum

Nonprofit

Nonprofit - Child Related

Nonprofit-Adult Education

Nonprofit - Health

Professional Employer Organization

Church

Museum

Nonprofit - Food

Nonprofit - Developmentally Disabled

Nonprofit - Association

Nonprofit - Animal welfare

 

Pharmaceutical---Sales & Research, Biotech, Labs, etc.

Pharmaceutical Research

Pharmaceutical Sales

Consultant to Pharmaceuticals

Biotech/Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

Biotechnology

Pharmaceutical

Biotech

Biotechnology

Phamaceutical/Biologics

Pharmaceutical Research

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical - Research

Pharmaceutical - Biotechnology

Pharmaceutical

 

Publications

Publishing Newsletters

Publishing - Christian Books

Publishing - Newspaper

Publishing - Checks

Publishing - Books

Publishing - Wholesale/Distribution

Publishing - Magazine & Book
 

Real Estate---Property Management, Property Sales, Relocation/Moving Services, etc.

Real Estate - Property Management

Property Management - Cabin Rentals

Corporate Real Estate

Relocation

Association Management - Condos

Real Estate Development - Retail

Real Estate - Facilities Management

Property Management

Property Operations

Real Estate

Real Estate - Institutional

 

Retail---Both Online and Walk-in Stores, etc.

Online Retail

Retail Store Operations

Retail

Mall

Retail - Apparel

 

Sales & Service & Consulting---Miscellaneous

Sales Brokerage

Sales

Consulting -Technology Related

Consulting

Auto Service

Direct Sales - Beauty

Consulting - Environmental

Sales Department

Consulting - Engineering

 

Staffing---Permanent, Temps Agencies, etc.

IT Staffing Contractor

HR Services

 

Technology---Miscellaneous

Software

Software

Technology

Software - Healthcare

Software

 

Transportation---Airplanes, Airports, Public Transportation, etc.

Air

Transportation - Facilities Maintenance

 

Utility, Energy and/or Communications Related---Utility Companies (telephone, gas, etc.), Communications (telephone, cable, Internet, etc.), Energy/Natural Resources (oil, etc.).

Utilities

Engineering - Oil & Gas

Communications Services (e.g. telephone, internet, cable)

Utilities

Oil & Gas - Sales

Cellular

Mining

Energy - Oil

Telecommunications

Utilities

 

Virtual (Self-employed)

Virtual Admin

 


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