£17,160
Average salary at age 20
£30,680
Average Salary
39
Average hours per week
Description
Job holders in this unit group undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in national government departments, and in local offices of national government departments.Main Tasks
- Assists senior government officers with policy work, external liaison or general administrative work;
- Undertakes administrative duties specific to the operation of HM Revenue and Customs offices, Job Centres, Benefits Agency offices and other local offices of national government;
- Maintains and updates correspondence, documents, data and other records for storage in files or on computer;
- Classifies, sorts and files publications, correspondence etc. in offices and libraries;
- Responds to telephone enquiries and other forms of correspondence;
- Performs miscellaneous clerical tasks such as proof reading printed material, drafting letters, taking minutes etc.
Qualifications
Entry is possible to junior grades within this group with GCSEs/S grades, and/or relevant practical experience; higher grades require A levels/H grades or equivalent, although many entrants are graduates. NVQs/SVQs, apprenticeships and professional qualifications are available for certain areas of work.What National government administrative occupations studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (T6) Modern Middle Eastern studies | 1 |
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (L4) Social policy | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 2 |
| (W2) Design studies | 1 |
| (L3) Sociology | 8 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (C8) Psychology | 5 |
| (R2) German studies | 1 |
| (Y0) Combined | 1 |
| (W1) Fine art | 1 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 2 |
| (F6) Geology | 2 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 2 |
| (D4) Agriculture | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 4 |
| (V2) History by area | 1 |
| (L2) Politics | 11 |
| (R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (W4) Drama | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 4 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 6 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 2 |
| (L1) Economics | 1 |
| (M9) Others in law | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 3 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 1 |
| (L5) Social work | 2 |
| (V6) Theology & religious studies | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 2 |
| (N4) Accounting | 2 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 1 |
| (N2) Management studies | 2 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 1 |
UK Prospects
200100
Workforce Size
2.35%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
26380
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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