Most of our childhood we hear of the importance of having a career and how most of our educational experiences are geared towards achieving this purpose. We are told our career of choice comes from the heart. It is our passion, or our “calling”, as it were. We are encouraged to make the most of our talents and possibly fashion them into a profession, to seize the opportunity the moment they are presented. Oh, but what they don’t tell is how vast the choices are nor how overwhelming they can be. For the purpose of this assignment, I will narrow theses choices down to two: Administrative Assistant and Writer. Although the two are every distinctive, they do share some similarities. Presently, I work as an administrative assistant, or administrative …show more content…
Although, all the aforementioned are related to secretarial work, they are professions all on their own. Each is at a distinctive level in terms of responsibilities and salaries relevant to the position. According to Bureau of Labor Statics (BLS), the following are some of the related careers, the required educational level and/or training and salary ranges. Bookkeeping, accounting, auditing clerks, general office clerks, information clerk and receptionist all require only a high school diploma or its equivalent. With such minimal training and education, the position simply offers a starting salary of $25,990 - $35, 170 annually (BLS). Court reporter, medical transcriptionist, medical records and health technician require a postsecondary non-degree award from a vocational school. Because the positions entails some form of technical training in addition to high school diploma or its equivalency, the starting annual salary can range from $34, 020 - $48,160 (BLS), a slight increase from the HS / GED contemporaries. Some secretarial positions like paralegals or a legal assistant do, in fact, require at least an associate’s degree with a starting salary of $46,990