1390 Office Assistant Positions

Location

Location	People	25% Quartile	Median	75% Quartile
Johannesburg	682 (49 %)	R5,000	R6,000	R8,000
Cape Town	201 (14 %)	R5,000	R5,800	R7,500
Durban	168 (12 %)	R5,000	R5,355	R6,500
East London	39 (3 %)	R5,000	R5,500	R6,000
Bloemfontein	36 (3 %)	R5,000	R5,500	R6,000
Pretoria	178 (13 %)	R5,000	R6,000	R8,000
Pietermaritzburg	18 (1 %)	R5,000	R5,000	R7,300
Port Elizabeth	23 (2 %)	R5,000	R5,500	R6,000
Nelspruit	32 (2 %)	R5,000	R5,500	R6,000
Kimberley	13 (1 %)	R5,000	R5,000	R5,500

Gender

Gender	People	25% Quartile	Median	75% Quartile
Female	1090 (78 %)	R5,000	R6,000	R7,700
Male	300 (22 %)	R5,000	R5,500	R7,492

Race

Race	People	25% Quartile	Median	75% Quartile
White	290 (21 %)	R5,000	R6,500	R8,500
Asian	90 (6 %)	R5,000	R5,900	R8,000
Coloured	171 (12 %)	R5,000	R6,000	R8,000
Not Entered	20 (1 %)	R5,000	R5,500	R8,000
Black	819 (59 %)	R5,000	R5,500	R7,000

* There were too few people in this category to establish an accurate reading for the 25% and 75% Quartiles. Note! All salaries presented above are monthly salaries and reflect cost-to-company (CTC).

Most Common Skills

The most popular skills people in this job have are:

• Ability to work under pressure (27%)
• Data capture & filing (23%)
• Admin and office support (21%)
• Accuracy and attention to detail (18%)
• Computer literate (18%)
• Computer literacy (18%)
• Typing & general admin (17%)
• Computer and microsoft office literacy (17%)
• Computer literate, excel, microsoft (16%)
• Communication skills (Written & Verbal) (15%)
• Excellent Communication Skills (15%)
• Filing (15%)
• Office Admin & Filing (15%)
• Communication skills (14%)
• Self motivated and willing to learn (14%)
• Team player (14%)
• Computer Skills (14%)
• Data Capturing (13%)
• Work well under pressure (13%)
• Filling and telephone answering skills (13%)