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Personal Assistant

OSCA 522231·ANZSCO 521111

Employed

47,700

Part-time share

27.5%

Female share

97%

Median age

44 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Personal Assistant is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

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About this career

Provides high level support to individual executives, a team of executives, Managers and/or Professionals in an organisation.

What they typically do

  • Acts as a proxy for the individual executives they support
  • Organises and prepares for meetings, including gathering documents and attending to meeting logistics
  • Drafts, reviews and sends communications on behalf of executives
  • Coordinates travel arrangements
  • Sets daily schedules for executives
  • Prioritises and responds to emails
  • Answers and returns phone calls
  • May assist with personal tasks such as making doctor's appointments or handling family-related matters

Where they work

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Personal Assistant.

No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.