Administrative assistants

NOC

13110

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 public and private sectors.

Main Duties

This group performs 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 coordinate 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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96.4%

Female

3.6%

Male

Employment by age

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4.9%

15-24

15.0%

25-34

20.9%

35-44

27.5%

45-54

25.6%

55-64

6.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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2.3%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

26.1%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

4.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

53.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

14.1%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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22.5%

Health care and social assistance

20.6%

Public administration

14.7%

Educational services

42.3%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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22.90%

Northeast

25.70%

Southeast

18.70%

Southwest

19.70%

Central

13.00%

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 Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$43,700

Northeast

$47,800

Southeast

$47,400

Southwest

$48,200

Central

$44,400

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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