Student Support Administrator
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Student Support Administrator is responsible for operations within a student support facility, ensuring all facility staff and students' needs are met.
Job Outlook
There were 882 Student Support Administrator job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 23092 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Elementary and Secondary School Administrator industry, which includes the Student Support Administrator career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Student Support Administrator jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $87,437.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $84,518.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Student Support Administrator postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $77,487.
Education and Experience
Posted Student Support Administrator jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 46.84% |
| Master's Degree | 28.24% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.36% |
| Other | 21.51% |
Posted Student Support Administrator jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 59.94% |
| 3 to 5 years | 37.7% |
| 6 to 8 years | 2.03% |
| 9+ years | 0.33% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Student Support Administrator positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (53.21%)
- Customer Service (39.91%)
- Advising (31.82%)
- Writing (25.53%)
- Planning (23.91%)
- Microsoft Office (22.6%)
- Detail Oriented (19.95%)
- Coordinating (19.93%)
- Leadership (19.5%)
- Operations (19.33%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Student Services (71.29%)
- Academic Advising (27.26%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Support Services (12.65%)
- Registration (6.61%)
- Student Engagement (10.91%)
- Student Information Systems (18.13%)
- Higher Education (10.52%)
- Marketing (9.3%)
- Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act (12.13%)
- Data Entry (11.6%)
- Social Work (7.59%)
- Auditing (9.94%)
- Administrative Support (11.13%)
- Office Equipment (10.17%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Academic Record-Keeping (4%)
- Academic Support Services (3.82%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Student Support Administrator skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Academic Advisor
- Student Services Coordinator
- Student Services Specialist
- Student Success Advisor
- Director of Student Services
- Student Services Assistant
- Student Assistant
- Student Success Coach
- Student Support Specialist
- Student Success Specialist
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Student Affairs Administrator
- Director of Student Affairs
- Higher Education Program Coordinator
- Dean of Students
- Admissions Administrator
- Residential Services Administrator
- Financial Aid Counselor / Specialist
- Higher Education Associate Dean
- Higher Education Program Director
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Student Support Administrator jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Lone Star College System (319)
- Maricopa Community Colleges (262)
- Sodexo (209)
- Sam Houston State University (177)
- University of Arkansas (166)
- California State University-Chancellors Office (143)
- Indiana University-Bloomington (143)
- California State University-San Bernardino (127)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (126)
- Oregon State University (120)
North Carolina
- University of North Carolina (87)
- East Carolina University (86)
- North Carolina State University (43)
- Western Carolina University (38)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (33)
- Central Piedmont Community College (29)
- University of North Carolina Wilmington (24)
- Fayetteville State University (23)
- Appalachian State University (22)
- Elizabeth City State University (19)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Educational Leadership Doctoral Degrees
- School Counseling Master's Degrees
- Special Education Master's Degrees
- Special Education for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Graduate Certificates
- Teaching and Learning Statistics and Data Science Graduate Certificates
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