Public Administrator

Plans and manages administrative services in government or public organisations, helping implement policy, budgets and service-delivery programmes. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 3 linked programmes across 2 universities. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.

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Career overview

What does a Public Administrator do?

Plans and manages administrative services in government or public organisations, helping implement policy, budgets and service-delivery programmes.

Demand level: Medium

Earning potential

Estimated annual salaries

JuniorR300 000 p.a.Mid-levelR500 000 p.a.SeniorR760 000 p.a.

Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

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Skills linked to this career

Policy implementation · EssentialPublic administration · EssentialBudget administration · ImportantReporting · ImportantStakeholder coordination · Important
Study routes

Programmes linked to this career

These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.

BA (LAW) — University of Johannesburg

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE — University of Johannesburg

BAdmin — University of the Western Cape

These are only some of the programmes linked to this career.

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What does a Public Administrator do?

Plans and manages administrative services in government or public organisations, helping implement policy, budgets and service-delivery programmes.

What skills are important for this career?

Important skills include Policy implementation, Public administration, Budget administration, Reporting, Stakeholder coordination.

What salary can I expect?

VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

Which programmes can lead to this career?

3 linked programmes are currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.