Administrative Officers
Job description
These individuals supervise activities related to administration (analysis of operations, acquisition of supplies and services, etc.). This group includes administrative officers who are supervisors.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Supervise office procedures and records management staff.
- Evaluate and implement new work methods.
- Prioritize tasks and ensure deadlines are met.
- Apply policies and practices on the disclosure of records according to applicable laws.
- Coordinate and plan administrative services (work assignment, needs assessment, maintenance, security, etc.).
- Analyze, prepare, and manage the budget and contracts.
- Plan projects.
- Control stocks.
- Compile data.
- Write letters, manuals, and reports.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.- Minimum
- $20.00
- Median
- $27.92
- Maximum
- $42.86
Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 80.1% Female
- 19.9% Male
- 80.1% Female
- 19.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 621, 622, 62329% of jobs
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NAICS 9120% of jobs
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NAICS 6110% of jobs
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NAICS 815% of jobs
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NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5264% of jobs
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Others32% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 621, 622, 62329% of jobs
-
NAICS 9120% of jobs
-
NAICS 6110% of jobs
-
NAICS 815% of jobs
-
NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5264% of jobs
-
Others32% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in accounting 
Placement rate: 72%
10.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in comptabilité
Placement rate: 80.7%
8.8% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in secretarial Studies
Placement rate: 69.6%
11.5% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in secrétariat
Placement rate: 84.1%
8% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in accounting and Management Technology
Placement rate: 42.7%
53.4% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in office System Technology (Micropublishing and Hypermedia)
Placement rate: 67.7%
20% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in office System Technology (Office Work Coordination)
Placement rate: 85.7%
10.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in Business or Public Administration may be required.
- Experience at a senior level may be required.
- Experience in office administration as an Executive Secretary may be required.
- Project management certification may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Written expression
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Information processing
- Service oriented
- Coordination
- Critical thought
- Result evaluation
- Judgment and decision-making
- Social perception
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Verbal skills
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Classification
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Diplomacy
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Capacity to delegate
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Knowledge of office work
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 1221 (13100)
Administrative officers
Job titles
- Administrative support officer
- Organization and productivity project officer
- Project manager - non-technical
- Administrative services co-ordinator
- Administrative technician
- Native band administrator
- Office administrator
- Reserve administrator
- Test administrator
- Office automation administrator
- Administrative officer
- Project administration officer
- Student assistance officer
- Claims officer
- Admissions officer - post-secondary educational institution
- University admissions officer
- Financial assistance officer
- Crown assets distribution officer
- Forms management officer
- Management planning officer
- Liaison officer
- Implementation officer
- Planning officer
- Administrative planning officer
- Surplus assets officer
- Civil emergency measures officer
- Operating officer - administration
- Business services officer
- Access to information and privacy officer
- Freedom of information officer
- Privacy officer
- Administrative analyst
- Budget analyst
- Documentation and projects analyst
- Records analyst - access to information
- Technical assistant - office support
- Regional services chief
- Relocation commissioner
- Administrative co-ordinator
- Office co-ordinator
- Office automation co-ordinator
- Financial assistance co-ordinator - college or university
- Official languages co-ordinator
- Bilingual services co-ordinator
- Office services co-ordinator
- Testing co-ordinator
- Communications service co-ordinator
- Parking co-ordinator
- Immigrant investors program co-ordinator
- Public trustee
- Office manager
- Prepress planner - publishing
- Ombudsman officer
- Business representative - club, lodge or society
- Administrative services officer
- Lease administration supervisor
- Testing supervisor
- Exam supervisor - post-secondary institution
- Chief invigilator
- Office automation technician
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: March 17, 2023
