Business Information Worker--Quick Start
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Business Information Worker (BIW)—Quick Start Foundational Skills Certificate program is designed to prepare students for positions as office and administrative support workers who work closely with management in business, professional, educational, or industrial offices. Students having successfully completed the BIW Quick Start coursework will have gained marketable skills required of the BIW—a California Community Colleges Pathway to Success initiative that leads to job readiness for in-demand occupations and prepares students for continued study leading to more advanced certificates or a degree.
Business Information Worker--Quick Start Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Correspondence Clerks
High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 33,530
- High salary: 62,200
- Average salary: 46740
Data Entry Keyers
High school diploma/GED, Some college
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 30,100
- High salary: 56,930
- Average salary: 39850
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 48,300
- High salary: 107,710
- Average salary: 74260
All Careers in Business Information Worker--Quick Start (13)
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 74,260 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 66,140 |
| Freight Forwarders | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 49,900 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Declining | 49,440 |
| Procurement Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Declining | 48,510 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Declining | 48,450 |
| Word Processors and Typists | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Declining | 47,850 |
| Correspondence Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Declining | 46,740 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Rising | 46,290 |
| Order Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Declining | 44,660 |
| Office Clerks, General | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Rising | 43,630 |
| File Clerks | High school diploma/GED, Master's degree | Declining | 41,270 |
| Data Entry Keyers | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Declining | 39,850 |
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Demonstrate proficiency in business technology applications.
- Demonstrate proficiency in office and administrative support skills.
- Apply critical and analytical thought in diverse business situations.