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Entry-level office coordinator jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

An office coordinator runs the physical and practical side of a workplace: supplies, vendors, mail, equipment, events and onboarding new hires' desks. Right now 305 entry-level office coordinator jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a office coordinator does

In the administrative and office family of jobs. Roles that run the front office, calendars, records and records requests.

A typical day

  1. 1. Order supplies and manage vendors
  2. 2. Greet and support staff
  3. 3. Coordinate repairs and equipment
  4. 4. Plan events
  5. 5. Track office budgets

Do you need experience?

3 of the 305 open entry-level office coordinator jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 6 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level office coordinator jobs

Taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open within the last week.

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Skills for office coordinator jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Organization
  2. 2. Vendor management
  3. 3. Budget basics
  4. 4. Problem solving
  5. 5. Hospitality

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The market for office coordinator work

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Open entry-level office coordinator jobs
305

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
3

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
6

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$85,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings (39 with pay).

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Across 39 open entry-level office coordinator listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $73,000 to $102,500, with a median of $85,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level office coordinator jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring office coordinators now

  • Western Dental 46
  • Clarkson Eyecare 15
  • Smile Brands 13
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings 9
  • Brookdale Senior Living 6
  • Specialized Dental 5
  • Unitedhealth Group 4
  • University of Illinois 4
  • Bhired 3
  • Bushnell University 3

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Questions about office coordinator jobs

What does a office coordinator do?
An office coordinator runs the physical and practical side of a workplace: supplies, vendors, mail, equipment, events and onboarding new hires' desks. A typical day includes: order supplies and manage vendors; greet and support staff; coordinate repairs and equipment; plan events; track office budgets.
Can I get an entry-level office coordinator job with no experience?
3 of the 305 open entry-level office coordinator jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 6 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a office coordinator?
The skills this job uses most are organization, vendor management, budget basics, problem solving, hospitality. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level office coordinator make?
Across 39 open entry-level office coordinator listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $73,000 to $102,500, with a median of $85,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a office coordinator job lead?
People in this job commonly move to operations coordinator, executive assistant, event coordinator, HR coordinator. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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