Occupation AtlasFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
O*NET · 43-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising6.90
- C Conventional5.70
- S Social4.33
- R Realistic1.58
- I Investigative1.38
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (44%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (28%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (40%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- CoordinationImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Time ManagementImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- WritingbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- InstructingImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
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- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- NegotiationImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
- PersuasionImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- Service OrientationImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.4Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- ProgrammingImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Technology DesignImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- SciencebasicImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
19 core · 9 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding policies and procedures.Importance 4.4
- Supervise the work of office, administrative, or customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems.Importance 4.4
- Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes.Importance 4.3
- Review records or reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, or shipping to verify details, monitor work activities, or evaluate performance.Importance 4.2
- Discuss job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems.Importance 4.1
- Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments for office or administrative staff.Importance 4.1
- Implement corporate or departmental policies, procedures, and service standards in conjunction with management.Importance 4.0
- Train or instruct employees in job duties or company policies or arrange for training to be provided.Importance 4.0
- Evaluate employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel action.Importance 4.0
- Recruit, interview, and select employees.Importance 4.0
- Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff.Importance 4.0
- Compute figures such as balances, totals, or commissions.Importance 4.0
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- Research, compile, and prepare reports, manuals, correspondence, or other information required by management or governmental agencies.Importance 4.0
- Coordinate activities with other supervisory personnel or with other work units or departments.Importance 3.9
- Participate in the work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or to overcome difficult aspects of work.Importance 3.9
- Develop or update procedures, policies, or standards.Importance 3.8
- Make recommendations to management concerning such issues as staffing decisions or procedural changes.Importance 3.8
- Maintain records pertaining to inventory, personnel, orders, supplies, or machine maintenance.Importance 3.7
- Consult with managers or other personnel to resolve problems in areas such as equipment performance, output quality, or work schedules.Importance 3.6
- Develop work schedules according to budgets and workloads.Importance 4.0
- Analyze financial activities of establishments or departments and provide input into budget planning and preparation processes.Importance 3.9
- Design, implement, or evaluate staff training and development programs, customer service initiatives, or performance measurement criteria.Importance 3.6
- Keep informed of provisions of labor-management agreements and their effects on departmental operations.Importance 3.4
- Coordinate or perform activities associated with shipping, receiving, distribution, or transportation.Importance 3.2
- Monitor inventory levels and requisition or purchase supplies as needed.Importance 3.1
- Plan for or coordinate office services, such as equipment or supply acquisition or organization, disposal of assets, relocation, parking, maintenance, or security services.Importance 3.1
- Arrange for necessary maintenance or repair work.Importance 3.0
- Plan layouts of stockrooms, warehouses, or other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, or related factors pertaining to items stored.Importance 2.4
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Administration and ManagementImportance 4.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.2Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- AdministrativeImportance 3.7Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- English LanguageImportance 3.7Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.2Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Economics and AccountingImportance 3.1Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.0Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
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- MathematicsImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.6Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.3Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.3Level 2.9
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.2Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- PsychologyImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- TransportationImportance 1.7Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- MechanicalImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.5Level —
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- DesignImportance 1.4Level —
- GeographyImportance 1.4Level —
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.4Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.4Level —
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.3Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.2Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.2Level —
- BiologyImportance 1.1Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.1Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.6Level 3.6
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- Information OrderingImportance 3.6Level 3.3Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Near VisionImportance 3.5Level 3.5Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.4Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
- OriginalityImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Time SharingImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.8Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.8Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.8Level 2.8
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.6Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Number FacilityImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- VisualizationImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- MemorizationImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.8Level 0.9
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.6Level 0.9
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.5Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Static StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.4Level 0.6
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- StaminaImportance 1.4Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.3Level —
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Getting InformationImportance 4.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.2Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.2Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Processing InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
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- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.7Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.7Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.7Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.7Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.6Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.0Level 2.9
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.7Level 2.6
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.7Level 2.6
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.6
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
88 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (4)
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft Outlookhot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
Hot (23; 4 more marked hot above)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Apple macOS
- Google Docs
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Intuit QuickBooks
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Mozilla Firefox
- Oracle Database
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Salesforce software
- SAP software
- Slack
- Tableau
- Yardi software
Other tools (61)
- ADP Workforce Now
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Blackboard software
- Bookkeeping software
- Citrix cloud computing software
- Contract management software
- Data entry software
- Database software
- Delphi Technology
- Document management system software
- Dropbox
- Evernote
- FileMaker Pro
- Fund accounting software
- Google Drive
- GroupMe
- Handheld computer device software
- HCSS HeavyBid
- HCSS HeavyJob
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Human resource management software HRMS
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- IBM Domino
- IBM Notes
- JamBoard
- LexisNexis
- LogMeIn GoToMeeting
- Loom
- Medical condition coding software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Publisher
- MicroStrategy
- Minitab
- Nearpod
- NetSuite ERP
- NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Oracle Eloqua
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- Oracle Taleo
- Padlet
- Payroll software
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- Quicken
- Sage 50 Accounting
- SAP Business Objects
- SAP Crystal Reports
- Screencastify
- SmugMug Flickr
- Social media sites
- Tax software
- Web browser software
- Work scheduling software
- YouTube
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