SUNY Orange

Office Technologies

Business Major

OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY

The successful completion of this program will prepare students to enter employment as an Office Assistant. Three emphasis areas are provided along with the common core courses to enter the office support staff as a Legal Office Assistant, an Office Manager, or a Secretary/Word Processor. Each course of study is tailored towards one specific area mentioned above. In general, the daily routine of the office assistant changes with the needs of the specific job and the employer. Some assistants can spend a day typing or filing, while others enter data at a computer terminal. They can be called upon to operate photocopiers, fax machines, and other office equipment; they can be expected to prepare mailings, proofread copies; they can handle receptionist duties such as answering the telephone and delivering messages. The specific duties assigned can also vary by level of experience; for example, an experienced assistant might even be given more responsibilities such as maintaining financial records, verifying statistical reports for accuracy and completion, making travel arrangements, taking inventory of equipment and supplies, answering questions on departmental services and functions, or helping to prepare invoices or budgetary requests.

Plentiful job opportunities are expected for general office work due to employment growth, the large size of the occupation, and turnover. Employment of office personnel is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2008.

RELATED JOB TITLES FOR
OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES MAJOR

Insurance Claim Clerks Office Manager Office Assistant
Administrative Assistant Order Clerk Records Processing Clerk
New Accounts Clerk Counter & Rental Clerk Legal Secretary
Court Clerk Legal Office Assistants Office Clerk
Customer Service Representatives Receptionist & Information Clerks Insurance Policy Processing Clerk
Investigators, Clerical Library Assistants Municipal Clerk

REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYERS LOOKING FOR
SUNY ORANGE OFFICE TECHNOLOGY MAJORS

Hobart West Staffing New York State Electric & Gas Hudson Valley Credit Union
Here's Help Staffing Fastenal Rural Opportunities
Dolson Avenue Dental Warwick Savings Bank ADS Advertising
Coldwell Banker U.S. Postal Service Customer Linx

St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital

Goshen Medical Association Kohl's Distribution Center
Middletown Veterinary Hospital Mohonk Preserve Rural Opportunity
Advance Testing New Windsor Cantonment Community Medical

SOURCES

*Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Department of Labor

*America's Top Job for People Without a Four-Year Degree. Fifth edition by J.Michael Farr. 2001 JIST Works, an imprint of JIST Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

*150 Great Tech Prep Careers. Andrew Morkes, Managing Editor, Career Publications. 2001 Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois

*Orange County Community College - College Catalog 2002-2003.

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HOURS OF OPERATION

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri

8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Wed