Office administrative supervisor - Salary and Career
Administrative Supervisors

Office administrative supervisor - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They supervise administrative routines in public and private institutions, directly leading a team of clerks, administrative assistants, office secretaries, office machine operators and ushers. They coordinate general services of pouches, messengers, transport, notary, cleaning, outsourced, maintenance of equipment, furniture, facilities, etc., manage human resources, assets and consumables, organize documents and correspondence, manage staff. They can maintain financial routines, controlling fixed fund (small cash), funds, accounts payable, cash flow and bank account, issuing and checking invoices and receipts, rendering accounts and collecting taxes.

How much does an Office administrative supervisor earn

A Office administrative supervisor earns between $1.408 and $9.079 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.305 and a median salary of $2.350 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 144.917 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Office administrative supervisor

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 3.305 39.662 826 16
1º Quartile 1.408 16.894 352 7
Median Salary 2.350 28.200 588 11
3º Quartile 6.924 83.092 1.731 33
Higher Salary 9.079 108.953 2.270 43


Professional job categories

  • Administrative services workers
    • officers
      • administrative services supervisors (except customer service)
        • administrative supervisors

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Main workplaces

Administrative Supervisors these workers work in the most diverse areas of public or private companies. They are CLT or statutory employees. They work as a team, with occasional supervision, indoors and during the day. Eventually, they work in uncomfortable positions for long periods.


What does it take to work in the field of Administrative Supervisors

To enter this occupation, a complete high school education and three to four years of professional experience in administrative work are required.


Functions and activities of Office administrative supervisor

Administrative Supervisors must:

  • supervise administrative routines;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • maintain financial routines;
  • organize documents and correspondence;
  • manage staff;
  • coordinate general services;
  • communicate;
  • manage assets and consumables;
  • manage team;

  • Activities

    • accountability;
    • report;
    • control fixed fund (small cash);
    • reconcile accounts;
    • select personnel;
    • overcoming adverse situations;
    • collect taxes;
    • intermediate teams;
    • work as a team;
    • write contracts;
    • train team;
    • manage work schedule;
    • sort documents and correspondence;
    • search prices;
    • control telephone calls;
    • demonstrate organization;
    • check stock of consumables;
    • supervise property security service;
    • check work frequency;
    • disclose information;
    • triage information;
    • check documents and correspondence;
    • control funds;
    • organize files;
    • relocate personnel;
    • demonstrate honesty;
    • purchase assets;
    • teach processes;
    • demonstrate initiative;
    • elaborate correspondence;
    • register documents and correspondence;
    • coordinate messenger service;
    • analyze the functioning of administrative routines;
    • control cash flow;
    • demonstrate flexibility;
    • check invoices;
    • request staff;
    • check consumables;
    • demonstrate verbal and written fluency;
    • control bank account;
    • inspect property;
    • store consumables;
    • coordinate outsourced services;
    • forward documents and correspondence;
    • propose measures to simplify and improve administrative routines;
    • request the purchase of consumables;
    • operate computer resources;
    • guide compliance with rules and work orders;
    • settle advance accounts;
    • coordinate cleaning service;
    • select suppliers;
    • supervise schedules;
    • refund expenses;
    • request payment authorization;
    • coordinate transport service;
    • analyze documents and correspondence;
    • manage benefits;
    • buy consumables and supplies;
    • coordinate maintenance services for machinery, equipment, furniture and installations;
    • distribute services;
    • issue invoices and receipts;
    • clarify doubts;
    • demonstrate responsibility;
    • mastering legislation;
    • guide the execution of administrative routines;
    • coordinate notary service;
    • coordinate mail service;
    • set work schedule;
    • evaluate team performance;
    • control accounts payable;
    • control accounts receivable;
    • prepare announcements;
    • fill in forms;
    • receive documents and correspondence;
    • implement administrative routines;
    • demonstrate discernment;
    • prepare trial balance;
    • create documents;
    • delegate functions;
    • create administrative routines;
    • manage work safety;
    • distribute consumables;
    • coordinate photocopy service;
    • demonstrate leadership;


    Sectors that hire Office administrative supervisor the most in the job market

    • cleaning in buildings and households
    • temporary labor lease
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • supply and management of human resources for third parties
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
    • hospital care activities
    • combined building support services
    • accounting activities
    • other service activities provided mainly to companies




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