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In Australia, a full time Office Assistant generally earns $1,200 per week ($62,400 annual salary) before tax. This is a median figure for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only. As you gain more experience can you expect a higher salary than people who are new to the industry.
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There are currently 282,400 Office Assistants employed in Australia right now and this job role grew very strongly over the last 5 years. Office Assistants work in all industries and employment sectors, often employed by big business and government organisations.
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights
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You can get started as an Office Assistant with the Certificate III in Business Administration (keyboarding and basic admin skills) or the Certificate IV in Business (presentation and writing skills). These courses take 6-12 months to complete. Vendor qualifications in various Microsoft and Adobe Applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Illustrator) may also be helpful.
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- 39282QLD Certificate I in Core Skills for Employment and Training - Communication
- BSB10120 Certificate I in Workplace Skills
- BSB20120 Certificate II in Workplace Skills (Business Administration)
- ICA10111 Certificate I in Information, Digital Media and Technology
- 11040NAT Certificate III in Career Advancement
- FNS30311 Certificate III in Accounts Administration
- BSB10115 Certificate I in Business
- BSB10120 Certificate I in Workplace Skills (Business Administration)
- BSBSS00095 Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set
- Undergraduate Certificate in Divinity
- ICT20120 Certificate II in Applied Digital Technologies
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- BSB30115 Certificate III in Business
- ICT10115 Certificate I in Information, Digital Media and Technology
- 10959NAT Certificate I in Life Skills
- FSK10119 Certificate I in Access to Vocational Pathways (Digital Literacy Skill Set)
- BSBTEC301 Design and Produce Business Documents
- BSB30120 Certificate III in Business (Office Environment)
- FSK20119 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways
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Office Assistant careers
Office Assistants (also known as clerks) provide administrative support to a team of professionals. They assist with typing, filing, opening and distributing mail, photocopying, and faxing — plus distributing office correspondence (reports, letters, and brochures).
As an Office Assistant you’ll be expected to know everything about the office including the location of files. You could be asked to fix the photocopier, grab coffees and the occasional lunch order, or reformat a company document. You’ll sometimes be answering the phone and responding to front desk enquiries.
