Office Coordinator Starting Salaries
Office coordinators play an important role in administrative duties. Coordinators serve as supervisors who keep business and other types of offices running smoothly and efficiently. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 1.3 million individuals employed as first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in 2010. Starting salaries for those in this field typically are typically toward the lower end of the pay scale.
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Starting Salaries
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The average salary of office coordinators and other administrative support supervisors was $50,770 per year, as of May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This salary, however, includes both inexperienced and experienced workers. The median salary for those in this line of work was $47,460. Inexperienced office coordinators can generally expect starting salaries below this figure, although there may be exceptions to the rule. The BLS indicates that the lower 25 percent of those employed as office supervisors earned less than $36,810, while the lowest 10 percent made $28,870 or less per year.
Earning Potential
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Despite the lower starting salaries in this field, the earning potential for those working as office administrative support supervisors and coordinators is substantially higher. The upper 50 percent of those working in this field made salaries greater than the median salary of $47,460. This includes supervisors who were in the upper 25 percent and earned $61,290 or greater and the upper 10 percent, who made more than $76,930 per year in 2010.
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Employers
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The earning potential for office coordinators is also evidenced by the average salaries made by those working in various industries. The highest paid supervisors worked for the postal service, earning average salaries of $76,680 per year in 2010. However, the largest group of office coordinators and supervisors worked in the banking industry, making an average salary of $48,100 per year. Those who worked in physicians' offices made slightly more at $49,690 per year, while those employed by local government agencies made $52,260.
Job Outlook
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs in this field is expected to grow by about 11 percent in the period from 2008 to 2018. This is an indication that the bureau expects slow and steady job growth about as fast as average for those in all professions. The bureau notes that these jobs will be highly competitive due to the disproportionate number of applicants to job opportunities in this field.
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