First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

Salary by State

State Name Employment Annual Salary Hourly Salary
Alabama 19,890 $54,510 $26.21
Alaska 4,150 $66,160 $31.81
Arizona 31,140 $59,190 $28.46
Arkansas 14,050 $52,040 $25.02
California 153,650 $69,440 $33.39
Colorado 23,590 $66,760 $32.10
Connecticut 24,670 $68,010 $32.70
Delaware 5,030 $67,720 $32.56
District of Columbia 3,580 $86,850 $41.76
Florida 102,620 $61,050 $29.35
Georgia 41,450 $59,290 $28.51
Hawaii 7,500 $60,620 $29.14
Idaho 9,360 $54,020 $25.97
Illinois 47,620 $67,330 $32.37
Indiana 24,470 $60,890 $29.27
Iowa 9,900 $59,590 $28.65
Kansas 11,440 $58,560 $28.16
Kentucky 18,070 $58,840 $28.29
Louisiana 21,330 $52,550 $25.27
Maine 4,340 $57,370 $27.58
Maryland 31,470 $65,070 $31.29
Massachusetts 38,010 $70,270 $33.78
Michigan 31,130 $60,830 $29.25
Minnesota 20,940 $67,240 $32.33
Mississippi 10,550 $49,790 $23.94
Missouri 28,880 $61,260 $29.45
Montana 4,280 $55,160 $26.52
Nebraska 9,660 $56,050 $26.95
Nevada 12,590 $56,170 $27.01
New Hampshire 7,430 $66,060 $31.76
New Jersey 43,250 $67,820 $32.61
New Mexico 8,610 $54,280 $26.09
New York 84,410 $77,240 $37.13
North Carolina 41,670 $58,200 $27.98
North Dakota 1,960 $60,670 $29.17
Ohio 46,530 $60,440 $29.06
Oklahoma 19,080 $55,540 $26.70
Oregon 14,360 $62,240 $29.92
Pennsylvania 60,710 $63,160 $30.36
Rhode Island 3,870 $71,530 $34.39
South Carolina 27,480 $57,640 $27.71
South Dakota 1,770 $53,990 $25.96
Tennessee 50,230 $58,010 $27.89
Texas 148,390 $60,700 $29.19
Utah 17,250 $57,010 $27.41
Vermont 1,960 $61,350 $29.50
Virginia 38,010 $63,170 $30.37
Washington 29,260 $74,220 $35.68
West Virginia 6,760 $49,690 $23.89
Wisconsin 23,840 $66,770 $32.10
Wyoming 1,470 $53,680 $25.81

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to perform specialized support functions related to agricultural business offices and operations and to operate agricultural office equipment, software, and information systems. Includes instruction in basic agricultural business principles, office management, equipment operation, standard software, and database management.

Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
Bachelor's Degree

A general program that prepares individuals to provide administrative support services in a veterinary office or animal care facility. Includes instruction in business office operations, customer service, principles of veterinary health care operations, record-keeping, veterinary terminology, and professional standards and ethics.

Post-Baccalaureate Certification

A program that prepares individuals to manage the specialized business functions of a veterinary office. Includes instruction in business office operations, business and financial record-keeping, personnel supervision, veterinary care policy administration, conference planning, scheduling and coordination, public relations, and applicable law and regulations.

Certificate
Bachelor's Degree
Certificate

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers, veterinary technicians, or veterinarians, to provide customer service, visitor reception, and patient intake and discharge services. Includes instruction in veterinary office and animal care facility procedures, veterinary terminology, interpersonal skills, record-keeping, customer service, telephone skills, data entry, interpersonal communications skills, and applicable policies and regulations.

Certificate

A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing veterinarians, veterinary health care facilities and services administrators, and other veterinary professionals. Includes instruction in business and veterinary communications, veterinary terminology, principles of veterinary health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

Certificate

A program that prepares individuals to manage the specialized business functions of a medical or clinical office. Includes instruction in business office operations, business and financial record-keeping, personnel supervision, medical and health care policy administration, conference planning, scheduling and coordination, public relations, and applicable law and regulations.

Certificate Associate Degree
Charter College
Charter College
Vancouver, WA
Certificate
Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, nurses, or other health care professionals, to perform medical office or facilities management services and perform one or more clinical allied health specialties. Includes instruction in health care management; medical office administration; medical law and regulations; training in one or more diagnostic, treatment, therapy, or laboratory specialties at the assistant level or above; and applicable professional standards and ethics.

Certificate
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's Degree

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers, nurses, or physicians, to provide customer service, visitor reception, and patient intake and discharge services. Includes instruction in medical office and health care facility procedures, medical terminology, interpersonal skills, record-keeping, customer service, telephone skills, data entry, interpersonal communications skills, and applicable policies and regulations.

Certificate
Certificate
Certificate

A program that prepares individuals to supervise and manage the operations and personnel of business offices and management-level divisions. Includes instruction in employee supervision, management, and labor relations; budgeting; scheduling and coordination; office systems operation and maintenance; office records management, organization, and security; office facilities design and space management; preparation and evaluation of business management data; and public relations.

Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate

A program that prepares individuals to supervise and monitor customer service performance and manage frontline customer support services, call centers/help desks, and customer relations. Includes instruction in customer behavior, specialized information technology and systems management, developing and using customer service databases, user surveys and other feedback mechanisms, strategic and performance planning and analysis, operations management, personnel supervision, and communications and marketing skills.

Ashford University
Ashford University
San Diego, CA
Bachelor's Degree

A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, supervise, and market electronic business operations, products, and services provided online via the Internet. Includes instruction in business administration, information technology, information resources management, web design, computer and Internet law and policy, computer privacy and security, e-trading, insurance, electronic marketing, investment capital planning, enterprise operations, personnel supervision, contracting, and product and service networking.

Bachelor's Degree
Butte College
Butte College
Oroville, CA
Certificate
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Certificate
Cuesta College
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA
Certificate
East Los Angeles College
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
Certificate

A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree

A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, public relations, scheduling and travel management, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, conference and meeting recording, report preparation, office equipment and procedures, office supervisory skills, and professional standards and legal requirements.

Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate
North Idaho College
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Associate Degree
Associate Degree
  • $63,380 per year
    National average salary
    Declining
    Job growth rate
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    Typical education requirement
  • Less than 5 years
    Typical experience requirement

Educational Attainment

The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers.

  • Less than high school 2%
  • High school graduate 21%
  • College dropout 27%
  • Associate’s degree 13%
  • Bachelor’s degree 27%
  • Master’s degree 8%
  • Doctorate degree 1%

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