Business Office Technology: Business Information Worker
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Business Information Worker Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students for entry-level office and administrative support in a variety of fields or businesses. A certificate of achievement may be earned by completing all the courses required for this major with a grade of C or better.
Business Office Technology: Business Information Worker Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 37,240
- High salary: 76,350
- Average salary: 49900
Correspondence Clerks
High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 33,530
- High salary: 62,200
- Average salary: 46740
Data Entry Keyers
High school diploma/GED, Some college
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 30,100
- High salary: 56,930
- Average salary: 39850
All Careers in Business Office Technology: Business Information Worker (14)
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 74,260 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 66,140 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | - n/a | Rising | 49,900 |
| Freight Forwarders | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 49,900 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Declining | 49,440 |
| Procurement Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Declining | 48,510 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Declining | 48,450 |
| Word Processors and Typists | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Declining | 47,850 |
| Correspondence Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Declining | 46,740 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Rising | 46,290 |
| Order Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Declining | 44,660 |
| Office Clerks, General | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Rising | 43,630 |
| File Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Master's degree | Declining | 41,270 |
| Data Entry Keyers | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Declining | 39,850 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Proficiency in customer relationship management
- Proficiency in document and file management
- Proficiency in online resources
- Show proficiency in desktop applications.
