administrative assistant
Clerical support staff
An administrative assistant handles clerical and organizational tasks in an office—scheduling, correspondence, filing, answering phones, managing calendars.
The title has largely replaced secretary, which acquired gendered connotations.
She worked as an administrative assistant at a law firm for ten years.
Often shortened to admin assistant or simply admin.
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
- front deskLobby service counter
- officeProfessional work location
- office managerWorkplace administrative supervisor
filing · typing · data entry · calendar · scheduling · desk · paperwork · memo · meeting minutes · taking notes · inbox · phone · phone calls · correspondence · organize · clipboard · office supplies · stapler
- jobsdoctor, lawyer, teacher, nurse, chef
- entry-level jobsintern, trainee, junior, associate, apprentice
- office jobsmanager, office clerk, analyst, receptionist, clerk
- office workersreceptionist, office workers, office clerk, accountant, clerks
- school staffteacher, teachers, principal, professor, librarian
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, caregiver
administrative assistantCEO
Top corporate officer
chief executive officer · executive · president · boss · chairman
administrative assistantdecision-maker
One with choosing power
leader · commander · authority figure · superior · employer
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