How To Become An Office Manager/Marketing Assistant: What It Is and Career Path

What is an office manager/marketing assistant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted experts

Christopher Gehrz Ph.D.,

Kathleen O'Keefe

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an office manager/marketing assistant. For example, did you know that they make an average of $18.41 an hour? That's $38,294 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow -8% and produce -286,900 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to an office manager/marketing assistant?

Christopher Gehrz Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Bethel University

First, be sure to sustain the life of the mind. You're no longer a college student, but you're still a learner, so you need to keep exercising those muscles. And you won't have people like me giving lectures or assigning books anymore, so you need to find your own ways to nourish your interests, sustain your passions, challenge your assumptions, and enhance your understanding.

Second, keep in touch with your college professors. Not only might you need to ask people like me for recommendations at some point down the road, but in turn, you can provide something to your alma mater more immediately meaningful than donations: helping us answer questions like these from newer students wondering how they'll connect their studies with their careers. (For example, I keep a list of several dozen alumni in various fields who have told me they'd be willing to be interviewed by first-year students wondering what they can do with a History major.)

ScoreOffice Manager/Marketing AssistantUS Average

Salary

3.0

Avg. Salary $38,294

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

6.0

Growth rate -8%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.1

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73%

Asian 3.82%

Black or African American 9.21%

Hispanic or Latino 16.12%

Unknown 3.87%

White 66.26%

Gender

female 81.85%

male 18.15%

Age - 52

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 52

Stress level

6.0

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

4.4

Complexity level is basic

7 - challenging

Work life balance

7.6

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an office manager/marketing assistant

Explore office manager/marketing assistant education requirements

Most common office manager/marketing assistant degrees

Bachelor's

68.7 %

Associate

14.0 %

Master's

7.9 %

Start to develop specific office manager/marketing assistant skills

Skills	Percentages
Customer Service	14.53%
Payroll	7.36%
Financial Statements	6.59%
Client Database	5.82%
Press Releases	5.15%

Complete relevant office manager/marketing assistant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New office managers/marketing assistant learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an office manager/marketing assistant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real office manager/marketing assistant resumes.

Research office manager/marketing assistant duties and responsibilities

Manage and design media relate marketing materials, including company Facebook page.
Manage a team of marketing professionals delivering customize program communications throughout the distribution channel including POS and consumer materials.
Maintain and help develop the company Facebook page.
Coordinate web-base marketing campaigns including copywriting, proofreading and collaborating with designers to insure all materials are in-line with brand standards.

Apply for office manager/marketing assistant jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an office manager/marketing assistant job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do office managers/marketing assistant rate their job?

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Office manager/marketing assistant reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020

Pros

Being able to motivate administrative personnel to do their jobs well and meet deadlines.

Cons

Having to reprimand personnel when duties are neglected.

A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019

Cons

Unprofessionalism and people who are not customer-oriented

A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019

Pros

Being able to help enhance websites for clients.

Cons

There was a learning about SEO and all the data behind it. Wasn’t taught in school and supervisors were new to it.

What is an office manager/marketing assistant and how to become one

What general advice would you give to an office manager/marketing assistant?

Office manager/marketing assistant career paths

Key steps to become an office manager/marketing assistant

Explore office manager/marketing assistant education requirements

Most common office manager/marketing assistant degrees

Start to develop specific office manager/marketing assistant skills

Complete relevant office manager/marketing assistant training and internships

Research office manager/marketing assistant duties and responsibilities

Apply for office manager/marketing assistant jobs

How did you land your first office manager/marketing assistant job

Average office manager/marketing assistant salary

How do office managers/marketing assistant rate their job?

Office manager/marketing assistant reviews