office administrator

Manages business operations

An office administrator handles the day-to-day operations that keep a workplace running—scheduling, correspondence, record-keeping, ordering supplies, coordinating between departments.

The role varies widely by organization: in small offices, the administrator may be the only support staff; in larger ones, they might supervise other administrative employees.

She worked as an office administrator for a law firm before going back to school.

Related

scheduling · inbox · calendar · meetings · staff meeting · clipboard · memo pad · stapler · supply closet · memos · multitasking · organized · spreadsheets · phone · voicemail · correspondence · coordinator · front desk

Categories
Opposites
organizational hierarchy

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Top corporate officer

executive · managing director · board member · senior executive · vice president

support vs. leadership function

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Senior organizational leader

boss · supervisor · manager · team leader · decision-maker

work environment and structure

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Worker using physical effort

construction worker · agricultural worker · miner · lumberjack · fisherman

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G