Business, Administration and Finance
All organisations have offices, and all of these need administrative staff to keep them running.
The business and finance sectors are important to the UK. They create the wealth we need to keep the country running. Financial services (such as banks and building societies) are central to the economy.
To find out what's happening in this sector, the opportunities available to you and how to seek more information, please click here.
Numbers employed locally
| Bath and North East Somerset |
1,818 |
| Bristol |
20,702 |
| North Somerset |
1,419 |
| South Gloucestershire |
4,085 |
Who does what in Financial Services?
- A - Analysts & Advisers 9%
- B - Brokers 4%
- C - Call Centre Operators 3%
- D - Counter Clerks 10%
- E - Customer Care Occupations 3%
- F - Finance Professionals 3%
- G - Financial Institution Managers 11%
- H - Financial Managers and Chartered Secretaries 5%
- I - ICT Managers 3%
- J - Office Assistants/Clerks 3%
- K - Other Occupations 30%
- L - Pensions and Insurance Clerks 5%
- M - Personal Assistants 3%
- N - Software Professionals 3%
- O - Wages Clerks, Bookkeepers 5%
How much could I earn?
Position
| Average annual salary (£s) |
| Accountant (Chartered/Certified) |
£38,419 |
| Counter Clerk |
£17,807 |
| Insurance Underwriter |
£38,264 |
| Legal Secretary |
£18,080 |
| Medical Secretary |
£15,203 |
| Office Manager |
£33,003 |
| Receptionist |
£11,801 |
| School Secretary |
£14,415 |
What 16 year olds did in 2008
In 2008 83.7% of 16 year olds in the West of England continued in full-time education, while a further 10.2% entered full-time employment or work-based training.
A total of 1,182 Year 11 school leavers from West of England schools entered full-time employment or work-based training. Of this number, 63 went into business, administration and finance related work.
Want to know more?
If you're serious about a career in business, administration or finance - FIND OUT MORE!
Use Careerscape, JED, Kudos, MyPlan4Life and the Administration, Business & Office Work and Financial Services sections of your Connexions resource area for more information including:
- Qualifications
- Local training, further and higher education opportunities
- Skills and personal characteristics
- Rates of pay and working conditions
- Local, national and international employers.