Executive Assistant
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 2
- Major group
- Clerical and Administrative Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 5Clerical and Administrative Workers
- Sub-major group
- 52Executive and Legal Assistants and Secretaries
- Minor group
- 522Executive Assistants and Secretaries
- Unit group
- 5222Executive Assistants
Description
Provides high level support to individual executives, a team of executives, Managers and/or Professionals in an organisation.
Alternative titles
- Personal Assistant
Unit group
5222 · Executive AssistantsDescription
Provide high level support to individual executives, teams of executives, Managers and Professionals in organisations.
Skill level
Australia
2
Occupation skill level 2
Tasks
Tasks include
- Acts as a proxy for the individual executives they support
- Organises and prepares for meetings, including gathering documents and attending to meeting logistics
- Drafts, reviews and sends communications on behalf of executives
- Coordinates travel arrangements
- Sets daily schedules for executives
- Prioritises and responds to emails
- Answers and returns phone calls
- May assist with personal tasks such as making doctor's appointments or handling family-related matters
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/5/52/522/5222
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx