Office Assistant

Diploma Program :: 33 credit hours

(HEGIS Code No. 5005)

The office assistant field is an excellent career choice for individuals who want interesting positions, good starting salaries, and the security of having business skills that are in demand everywhere. There is the opportunity for responsibility, advancement, professional status, and travel. Our graduates are employed in many areas including government, industry, banking professional offices, retailing, wholesaling, and education.


The courses of study in this program are designed to provide specialized educations in the secretarial sciences. Emphasis is placed on developing the individual student's proficiency in office procedures, use of computers, word processing techniques, and other facets of the professional office.


Graduates from this diploma program may continue to the final year of the Administrative Professional Associate Degree Program with no loss of time or credit.

The following are Office Assistant diploma program statistics for the Olean Business Institute:

Office Assistant: 43-6014 Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, 43-6011 Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants, 43-4051 Customer Service Representatives, 43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks, 43-9011 Computer Operators, 43-9021 Data Entry Keyers, 43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors, 43-3021 Billing & Posting Clerks, 43-4021 Correspondence Clerks, 43-4071 File Clerks, 43-4151 Order Clerks, 43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, 43-9022 Word Processors & Typists, 43-9061 Office Clerks, General, 43-1011 Supervisors - Office & Administrative Support Workers, 43-4199 Information & Record Clerks, Other, 43-9199 Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other, 43-9081 Proofreaders & Copy Markers