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Career Details :: First-Line Supervisors, Administrative Support

Description

Supervise and coordinate activities of workers involved in providing administrative support.

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Education

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.

Tasks

• Evaluates subordinate job performance and conformance to regulations, and recommends appropriate personnel action.
• Plans, prepares, and revises work schedules and duty assignments according to budget allotments, customer needs, problems, workloads, and statistical forecasts.
• Maintains records of such matters as inventory, personnel, orders, supplies, and machine maintenance.
• Trains employees in work and safety procedures and company policies.
• Reviews records and reports pertaining to such activities as production, operation, payroll, customer accounts, and shipping.
• Consults with supervisor and other personnel to resolve problems, such as equipment performance, output quality, and work schedules.
• Verifies completeness and accuracy of subordinates' work, computations, and records.
• Compiles reports and information required by management or governmental agencies.
• Identifies and resolves discrepancies or errors.
• Oversees, coordinates, or performs activities associated with shipping, receiving, distribution, and transportation.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in clerical or administrative support activities.
• Participates in work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or overcome difficult aspects of work.
• Analyzes financial activities of establishment or department and assists in planning budget.
• Requisitions supplies.
• Examines procedures and recommends changes to save time, labor, and other costs and to improve quality control and operating efficiency.
• Interviews, selects, and discharges employees.
• Inspects equipment for defects and notifies maintenance personnel or outside service contractors for repairs.
• Plans layout of stockroom, warehouse, or other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors pertaining to items stored.
• Computes figures, such as balances, totals, and commissions.

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• Administrative Services Managers
  
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• Management Analysts
  
• Storage and Distribution Managers
  
• Training and Development Specialists
  
• Transportation Managers
  

Important Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Near Vision

General Work Activities

• Guiding, Directing & Motivating Subordinates
• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Establishing & Maintaining Relationships
• Coordinating Work & Activities of Others
• Performing Administrative Activities

Important Skills

• Management of Personnel Resources
  
• Monitoring
  
• Speaking
  
• Time Management
  
• Reading Comprehension
  

Frequent Work Context

• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
• Supervise, Coach, Train Others
• Consequence of Error
• Frustrating Circumstances

Related Majors

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Accounting/Information Systems	[ add ]
Accounting/Management	[ add ]
Accounting/Management Information Systems	[ add ]
Administration	[ add ]
Administration of Criminal Justice	[ add ]
Administration of Justice	[ add ]
Administration/Management	[ add ]
Administrative Data Processing	[ add ]
Administrative Information Systems	[ add ]
Administrative Office Management	[ add ]
Administrative Science	[ add ]
Administrative Studies	[ add ]
Architecture/Business Administration	[ add ]
Business	[ add ]
Business Administration	[ add ]
Business Administration/Accounting	[ add ]
Business Administration/Administration	[ add ]
Business Administration/Behavioral Science	[ add ]
Business Administration/Business Education	[ add ]
Business Administration/Communication Arts	[ add ]
Business Administration/Computer Science	[ add ]
Business Administration/Economics	[ add ]
Business Administration/Equestrian Studies	[ add ]
Business Administration/Ethics	[ add ]
Business Administration/Finance	[ add ]
Business Administration/Human Resources Management	[ add ]
Business Administration/International Studies	[ add ]
Business Administration/Law	[ add ]
Business Administration/Management	[ add ]
Business Administration/Management Information Systems	[ add ]
Business Administration/Marine Transportation	[ add ]
Business Administration/Marketing	[ add ]
Business Administration/Marketing/Retail	[ add ]
Business Administration/Office Administration	[ add ]
Business Administration/Public Health	[ add ]
Business Computer Information Systems	[ add ]
Business Computer Systems	[ add ]
Business Data Processing	[ add ]
Business Information Systems	[ add ]
Business Logistics	[ add ]
Business Logistics/International Business	[ add ]
Business Management	[ add ]
Business Management/Administration	[ add ]
Business Management/Banking	[ add ]
Business/Commerce	[ add ]
Business/Management	[ add ]
Business/Office Administration	[ add ]
Business/Organizational Management	[ add ]
Business/Public Management	[ add ]
Chemistry/Management	[ add ]
Communication/Business Management	[ add ]
Computer Information Systems Management	[ add ]
Computer Information/Systems Management	[ add ]
Computer Management/Data Processing	[ add ]
Computer Processing	[ add ]
Computer Science/Business Administration	[ add ]
Computer Systems Management	[ add ]
Computer-Based Business Majors	[ add ]
Computer/Information Management	[ add ]
Criminal Justice Administration	[ add ]
Criminal Justice Administration/Planning	[ add ]
Criminal Justice Management	[ add ]
Data Management	[ add ]
Economics for Business Management	[ add ]
Economics/Business Administration	[ add ]
Economics/Management	[ add ]
Electronic Commerce	[ add ]
Executive Business Administration	[ add ]
General Business Administration	[ add ]
General Management	[ add ]
Industrial Administration	[ add ]
Industrial Management	[ add ]
Industrial Management Technology	[ add ]
Industrial Technology/Facility Management Technology	[ add ]
Industrial Technology/Management	[ add ]
Industrial Technology/Management of Technology	[ add ]
Industrial Trades Leadership	[ add ]
Industrial Training/Development	[ add ]
Information Management	[ add ]
Information Resources Management	[ add ]
Information Services Management	[ add ]
Information Systems Management	[ add ]
Information/Operations Management	[ add ]
Interdisciplinary Engineering/Management	[ add ]
International Business Administration	[ add ]
International Business/Management	[ add ]
Justice Administration	[ add ]
Law/Business Administration	[ add ]
Liberal Arts Management/Business	[ add ]
Logistics Management	[ add ]
Logistics/Transportation	[ add ]
Management	[ add ]
Management Computer Information Systems	[ add ]
Management Information Science	[ add ]
Management Information Systems	[ add ]
Management Information Systems/Business Data Processing	[ add ]
Management of Information Systems	[ add ]
Management of Information Technology	[ add ]
Management of Technology	[ add ]
Management of Technology/Operations	[ add ]
Management Science/Information Systems	[ add ]
Management Services	[ add ]
Management Systems	[ add ]
Management/Administration	[ add ]
Management/Business	[ add ]
Management/Engineering	[ add ]
Management/Human Resources	[ add ]
Management/Industrial Relations	[ add ]
Management/Information Systems	[ add ]
Management/International Business	[ add ]
Management/Library Science	[ add ]
Management/Organizational Communication	[ add ]
Management/Organizational Development	[ add ]
Management/Psychology/Management Science	[ add ]
Management/Technology	[ add ]
Managerial Studies	[ add ]
Manufacturing Management	[ add ]
Materials Management	[ add ]
Mathematics/Business Administration	[ add ]
Mathematics/Management	[ add ]
Mathematics/Operations Research	[ add ]
Mineral Engineering Management	[ add ]
Office Administration	[ add ]
Office Information Systems	[ add ]
Office Management	[ add ]
Office Supervision	[ add ]
Office Systems	[ add ]
Office Systems Administration	[ add ]
Operation Management	[ add ]
Operations Management	[ add ]
Operations Management/Computers	[ add ]
Operations Management/Decision Sciences	[ add ]
Operations Management/International Business	[ add ]
Operations Management/Operations Research	[ add ]
Operations/Strategic Management	[ add ]
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Organizational Administration	[ add ]
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Professional Administration	[ add ]
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Systems Management	[ add ]
Technical Management	[ add ]
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Transportation	[ add ]
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