Annual Salary
£21,000 to £28,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Admin assistants give support to businesses by organising meetings, typing documents and updating computer records.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: between 8am and 6pm; Mon to Fri
There will be
2.3% fewer Admin assistant jobs in 2027.
In this role you could:
Possible green job
This job could help the environment.
For an admin assistant to be a green job, you could:
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You could work in an office or remotely.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you need in this job.
Courses include:
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You could apply to do a Business Administrator Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship.
This takes up to 2 years to complete and combines on-the-job training with classroom learning.
You'll usually need:
You might be able to start on a temporary contract through a recruitment agency. Sometimes this can lead to a permanent job. Qualifications or experience in business administration may help.
You could volunteer with a charity in an office based role to get some experience and skills that are useful for administration work.
You can find volunteering opportunities through The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Do IT.
You could apply directly to become an admin assistant.
Employers may look for GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent qualifications, including English and maths. Good telephone, typing and IT skills will be helpful.
Time management and the ability to prioritise tasks is really important in administration. This could be tested at interview. For example, you might be given some tasks to complete and asked to arrange them in order of importance.
You can develop your IT and administration skills by doing a free online course through The Skills Toolkit.
With experience, you could progress from admin assistant to supervisor or office manager. You could also move into other departments, like IT, payroll or accounting.
With further training, you could specialise in an area like legal, financial or medical administration, become a personal assistant or executive officer.
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You'll need: