ISCO 08 Code 3343      Administrative and executive secretaries

Lead Statement
Administrative and executive secretaries perform liaison, coordination and organizational tasks in support of managers and professionals and/or prepare correspondence, reports and records of proceedings and other specialized documentation.

Task statement
Tasks include:

• drafting administrative correspondence and minutes;
• obtaining, proposing and monitoring deadlines and follow-up dates;
• screening requests for meetings, scheduling and organizing meetings and travel arrangements;
• assisting in the preparation of budgets, monitoring of expenditures, drafting of contracts and purchasing or acquisition orders;
• liaising with other staff about a range of matters relating to the organization’s operations;
• writing and answering business or technical letters and other similar correspondence;
• preparing verbatim reports of proceedings in legislative assemblies, courts of law or other places  using shorthand or  specialized office equipment;
• supervising the work of  clerical support workers.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Administrative secretary
• Correspondence assistant
• Personal assistant
• Court reporter
• Executive assistant

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

• Secretary (general) - 4120
• Medical transcriptionist - 3344

Notes
(NCvB; Mei 2010)