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Office administrators perform a variety of clerical and administrative duties that are necessary to run an organization efficiently. Duties may include:

• Answer telephones and take messages or transfer calls
• Schedule appointments and update event calendars
• Arrange staff meetings
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail and faxes
• Draft routine memos, billing or other reports
• Edit company correspondence and ensure document accuracy
• Maintain databases and filing systems, whether electronic or paper
• Perform basic bookkeeping

With advanced experience and/or training, they may negotiate with vendors, buy supplies, manage stockrooms, and/or supervise other office employees.

Demand for administrative assistants is strong in Whatcom county and wages average $22.44 per hour. Starting wages generally range from $16.66 to $18.13 per hour.

Sources: Washington State Employment Security Department, October 2022; Career One Stop, 2022

Local employers of recent program graduates include:

• Barleans
• Brigid Collins Family Support Center
• Farmers Insurance
• Lynden Door Inc.