College of Applied and Technical Studies
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About This Program

Gain hands-on experience and skills in the latest office technologies to prepare you for a rewarding career in administrative support. Enroll now and take the first step toward your future. Read more...

Contact Information

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus
    • Salem Campus
    • Trumbull Campus
    • Tuscarawas Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

Court, municipal, and license clerks

  • 4.8% about as fast as the average
  • 163,700 number of jobs
  • $40,930 potential earnings

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

  • -20.4% decline
  • 593,400 number of jobs
  • $63,110 potential earnings

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

  • -3.0% decline
  • 1,552,400 number of jobs
  • $58,450 potential earnings

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

  • -5.0% decline
  • 123,900 number of jobs
  • $43,250 potential earnings

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

  • -10.1% decline
  • 2,250,200 number of jobs
  • $38,850 potential earnings

* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.