| Job Title | Typical Education | Median Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | High School Diploma or More | $40,565 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | High School Diploma or More | $39,817 |
| Statement Clerks | High School Diploma or More | $37,877 |
| Medical Secretaries | Some College | $35,866 |
| Order Clerks | High School Diploma or More | $32,072 |
| Data Entry Keyers | High School Diploma or More | $31,403 |
| File Clerks | High School Diploma or More | $30,959 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | High School Diploma or More | $29,545 |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | High School Diploma or More | $25,555 |
About the Office Technology Program
Have you always enjoyed organizing information? Transfer your skills to a rewarding career in office technology and administration. In addition to data entry skills, you will learn current and leading-edge office software programs used in specialty areas such as the legal and medical professions. With courses in Office Technology, you will be equipped for clerical and administrative roles, you will learn how various departments operate within a firm to achieve common goals.
Your education and training in this essential field will teach you how to produce correspondence, handle records, schedule appointments and code important information. Our programs are designed to prepare you for positions including medical records and health information technicians, medical secretaries, correspondence clerk, file clerk, customer service representative, and more. Whether you are entering the workforce or updating your skills, jobs in office technology can place you in corporate, government, educational, legal and medical settings.
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Program Paths
General Office
Associate in Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement
This program provides training in common skills used in the business office - keyboarding, computer applications, English, accounting, and business communications. General office workers obtain employment in many environments: corporate settings, government, schools, and hospitals. Related job titles include administrative assistant, executive assistant, executive secretary, office assistant, and secretary. After gaining some work experience or specialized skills, many workers transfer to jobs with higher pay or greater advancement potential.
Legal Administrative Assistant
Associate in Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement
Legal administrative assistants perform the administrative tasks in a law office, such as answering the telephone, managing files, preparing law office correspondence and legal documents, and maintaining the calendar. Legal administrative assistants are in great demand. Qualified legal administrative assistants who have strong skills can find lucrative opportunities with law firms and corporate legal departments, government agencies, and a variety of business and industries -- such as banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and real estate companies.
Legal Office Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
This program prepares students for both entry-level positions with responsibilities such as producing correspondence, performing receptionist duties, answering telephones, filing and managing calendars. The certificate provides training in computer technology, legal office procedures, legal terminology, machine transcription, English skills, and keyboarding. With experience, legal office clerks may advance to administrative assistants and office managers.
Clerical/Data Entry
Department Certificate
Organizations need to process a rapidly growing amount of information. Data entry workers help ensure the efficient handling of information processing. Duties include inputting data into computers and performing editing, proofreading, and clerical tasks. This certificate program provides training in the essential skills to carry out these tasks. Job opportunities exist in part-time, full-time, and work-at-home positions.
Enterprise Service Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
This program will prepare students to acquire computer and office skills needed to apply for service clerk entry-level jobs in various offices in educational institutions and other city and state government facilities. Students will learn Introduction to Computers, Microsoft Office programs, and Records Management and Filing skills.
Office Technology for Health and Wellness
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Medical Coding and Billing Specialist
- Medical Office Clerk
- Electronic Medical Records Clerk
- Hospital Inpatient Coder
- Medical Billing/Coding
- Medical Records Clerk/Receptionist
- Medical Transcription
Department Certificate Forms
Clerical/Data Entry Department Certificate
Potential Career Options
Legal Secretaries
Salary: $49,818
Typical Education High School Diploma or More
What We Offer
Legal Administrative Assistant
Legal Office Clerk
Word Processors and Typists
Salary: $46,806
Typical Education High School Diploma or More
What We Offer
General Office
Clerical/Data Entry
Correspondence Clerks
Salary: $44,628
Typical Education High School Diploma or More
What We Offer
General Office
Clerical/Data Entry
Resources and Transfer
Many colleges and universities offer baccalaureate degrees in this field. Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should meet with a counselor to discuss which courses need to be taken at SMC before applying to your designer colleges/universities.
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Transfers
Office Technology is a career education program that does not directly lead to transfer. Students planning to transfer should talk immediately with an Academic Counselor to discuss what SMC courses will help you transfer.