How to become an office supervisor
Official title: Office supervisors
Also called: Clerical supervisor, Data entry supervisor, Filing clerks supervisor, Personnel clerks supervisor
Office supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in Major Group 4: Clerical Support Workers.
Main tasks
- Coordinating, assigning and reviewing the work of clerks engaged in the following duties: word processing, record keeping and filing, operating telephones and switchboards; data entry, desktop publishing and other activities involving general office and administrative skills
- Establishing work schedules and procedures and coordinating activities with other work units or departments
- Resolving work-related problems and preparing and submitting progress and other reports
- Training and instructing employees in job duties, safety procedures and company policies, or arranging for training to be provided
- Evaluating employees’ job performance and conformity with regulations, and recommending appropriate personnel action
- Assisting in recruitment, interviewing and selection of employees
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: HK$27,000 a month
- About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Do you need a degree to become an office supervisor?
Not always. 50% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of an office supervisor?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026