Secretaries (Execept Legal and Medical)
NOC: 1241
Description
Secretaries perform a variety of administrative duties in support of managerial and professional employers. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.
| Essential Skill | Level Required | Example Task |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Text | 1 to 3 | Reads instructions on labels (1) |
| Skims memos and letters to determine whether actions are required (2) | ||
| Reads policy manuals and reports (3) | ||
| Document Use | 1 to 2 | Scans signs and labels for data (1) |
| Completes a variety of forms (2) | ||
| Writing | 1 to 2 | Writes messages (1) |
| Writes short memos and email messages (2) | ||
| *Numeracy | 1 to 3 | Compares prices for office products (1) |
| May manage appointment schedules (2) | ||
| Calculates totals and taxes on invoices, supply orders and expense claims (3) | ||
| Oral Communication | 1 to 2 | Greets telephone callers, replies to their questions, and takes messages (1) |
| Interacts with supervisors on a regular basis (2) | ||
| Computer Use | 2 to 3 | Uses the Internet, bookkeeping, and graphic software (2) |
| Uses databases (3) | ||
| Thinking Skills | 1 to 3 | Selects suppliers for a variety of products (1) |
| Faces conflicting priorities (2) | ||
| Assesses the efficiency of work processes and procedures (3) | ||
| Thinking Skills - Problem Solving | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Decision Making | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Critical Thinking | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Job Task Planning and Organizing | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Significant Use of Memory | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Finding Information | Data currently being updated | |
| Working with Others | 2 | Work independently but may co-ordinate work with others (2) |
| Continuous Learning | 2 | Continually updating knowledge of software and policies (2) |
| Other Information | Physical | Sitting at the computer and standing and walking to great customers/clients |
| Helpful, patient, organized, and resourceful | ||
| Increasing use of computers | ||
**Thinking Skills include: Problem Solving, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Job Task Planning and Organizing, Significant Use of Memory, and Finding Information.
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Average Salary: Information not available at this time
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To Be successful in this position, a person may need:
Literacy & Basic Skills, Grade 12, College/Apprenticeship
Source: HRSDC
Most Important Skills:
Document Use, Oral Communiciation , Computer Use
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Age Profiles
| Age Bracket | Age Profile |
|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | 90 |
| 25 to 44 | 815 |
| 45 to 64 | 1650 |
| 65 plus | 130 |
Employment Trends
Information not available at this time
Source: http://www.labourmarketinformation.caTop Occupational Areas
| Sector | Number Employed in Niagara | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 Educational services | 490 | 34.03% | |
| 81 Other services (except public administration) | 385 | 26.74% | |
| 62 Health care and social assistance | 325 | 22.57% | |
| 23 Construction | 240 | 16.67% | |
Related Occupations
Court Recorders and Medical Transcriptionists (1244), Executive Assistants (1222), Legal Secretaries (1242), Medical Secretaries (1243), Office managers (in 1221 Administrative Officers)
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