Office supervisors

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Average salary

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hours

Average weekly hours

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1.11%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Office supervisors

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4162

Office supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of those carrying out general administrative and clerical work and performing specialist administrative and clerical duties in relation to finance, records, sales and other services to a variety of commercial, industrial and other non-governmental organisations and public agencies.

Common tasks include:

directly supervises and coordinates the activities of office staff;
establishes and monitors work schedules to meet the organisation’s requirements;
liaises with managers and other senior staff to resolve operational problems;
determines or recommends staffing and other needs to meet the organisation’s requirements;
reports as required to managerial staff on work-related matters.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements, though GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. Entrants will normally have significant relevant work experience and may require professional qualifications in some areas.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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