Supervising administrative agent - Salary and Career
Administrative Supervisors

Supervising administrative agent - 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 Supervising administrative agent earn

A Supervising administrative agent 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 Supervising administrative agent

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 Supervising administrative agent

Administrative Supervisors must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Supervising administrative agent 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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