Secretarial and office work
A field of study in business, administration and law
Vocational or degree?Both routes3 in 10 train through vocational routes in the EU: 400,000 finished vocational training and 766,000 higher education in this field (2024). Figures for the wider field.Eurostat
Do graduates use it?66% in a matching jobof business and law graduates with a degree in the EU work in a job that matches what they studied. After vocational training: 53%.All business and law fields · Eurostat 2024
Do they find work?87% in workof people who finished higher education in the last 1 to 3 years in the EU (2025). Vocational training: 80%. General upper secondary only: 67%.All fields · Eurostat
What you'd learn
Health records managementAdministrative tasks in a medical environmentOffice administrationOffice equipmentTypes of folders
The knowledge areas ESCO files under this field, those most needed by jobs first. Actual programmes vary by school and country.
Where it can lead
2 jobs use what this field teaches.
| Job | Prospects | Pay | Usual study | AI exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting list coordinator | Good | About average | Post-secondary | Significant |
| Medical transcriptionist | Average | About average | Post-secondary | Significant |
Jobs that need the knowledge this field teaches (ESCO), closest match first. This is not a record of where graduates actually end up: no EU-wide data says that per field.
Where to study
1,314 institutions in the EU offer business and law bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.