|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
| |
Industries / Business Support, Office & Administrative Services |
|
| |
 |
|
 
|
|
|
| |
| Industry Description |
|
|
The Administrative and Support Services sector groups establishments engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations. The processes employed in this sector (e.g., general management, personnel administration, clerical activities, cleaning activities) are often integral parts of the activities of establishments found in all sectors of the economy. The establishments classified in this sector have specialized in one or more of these activities and can, therefore, provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. The individual industries of this sector are defined on the basis of the particular process that they are engaged in and the particular services they provide.
Many of the activities performed in this sector are ongoing routine support functions that all businesses and organizations must do and that they have traditionally done for themselves. Recent trends, however, are to contract or purchase such services from businesses that specialize in such activities and can, therefore, provide the services more efficiently.
The industries in this sector cannot be viewed as strictly "support." The Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services industry group, includes travel agents, tour operators, and providers of other travel arrangement services, such as hotel and restaurant reservations and arranging the purchase of tickets, serves many types of clients, including individual consumers. This group was placed in this sector because the services are often of the "support" nature (e.g., travel arrangement) and businesses and other organizations are increasingly the ones purchasing such services.
The administrative and management activities performed by establishments in this sector are typically on a contract or fee basis. |
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Industry Video |
|
|
|
| |
| Industry Subsectors |
|
|
| |
| Top Ten Careers |
|
|
U.S. National Figures. |
|
|
|
| Business Support, Office & Administrative Services |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
910,180 |
Security Guards
|
694,530 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
559,570 |
Customer Service Representatives
|
398,720 |
Office Clerks, General
|
123,420 |
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other
|
118,320 |
General and Operations Managers
|
113,730 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
107,910 |
Telemarketers
|
102,000 |
Bill and Account Collectors
|
87,620 |
|
|
|
|
View All >> |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Did you know... |
 |
|
|
| The MyPlan.com Career Assessment Tests provide more detailed career recommendations than any other set of tests available anywhere! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
