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NONPROFIT SPECIAL ASSISTANT: Combining Education & Communications

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Samantha is the special assistant to the founder of Students First, and a jack-of-all-trades at her organization. She works on various special projects that need extra help. In college,where she majored in communications, she worked at a before- and after-school program at an elementary school, so with her current job at an education nonprofit marries those two passions of her life.

Degree: Communications

Job Title: Special Assistant

Employer: StudentsFirst.org

Job Summary: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Job Description

Secretaries and administrative assistants perform routine clerical and organizational tasks. They organize files, draft messages, schedule appointments, and support other staff.

On-the-Job Training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Certification Requirement

Recommended by te Legal Secretaries International.

Quick Facts

Average salary

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$20,000 - $55,000

Projected Job Growth

10 to 20 percent

Typical schedule

Full-time

Typical workplace

Home, Hospital / Clinic, Indoor, Office

Personal Qualities

Organizational skills, People skills, Technical skills, Written communication skills

Educational Path

Education Requirement

High school degree

Recommended Education Degree

High school degree
Associate degree

Recommended Majors

Computer Science
Business Administration and Management
Business
Business and Management
Social Sciences

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Receptionists

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