The University of Montana Receptionist

  • A program that prepares individuals to perform frontline public relations duties for a business, organization, or answering service. Includes instruction in telephone answering techniques, responding to information requests, keeping caller and/or visitor records, placing business calls, operating telephone switchboards and/or other communications equipment, relaying incoming and interoffice calls, schedule maintenance, and public relations skills. Find colleges offering receptionist degree.
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    • Job Description
      Operate telephone business systems equipment or switchboards to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages. Read more about switchboard operators in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Missoula, MT

      • Total Employment: 70
      • Average Annual Salary: $23,600
      • Average Hourly Rate: $11.35
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 155,200
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 138,300
      • Percent Job Growth: -16.9%
    • Job Description
      Provide information by accessing alphabetical and geographical directories. Assist customers with special billing requests, such as charges to a third party and credits or refunds for incorrectly dialed numbers or bad connections. May handle emergency calls and assist children or people with physical disabilities to make telephone calls. Read more about telephone operators in our career profile section.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 22,700
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 21,900
      • Percent Job Growth: -0.8%
    • Job Description
      Interact with customers to provide information in response to inquiries about products and services and to handle and resolve complaints. Read more about customer service representatives in our career profile section.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 2,252,400
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 2,651,900
      • Percent Job Growth: 399.50%
    • Job Description
      Interview persons by telephone, mail, in person, or by other means for the purpose of completing forms, applications, or questionnaires. Ask specific questions, record answers, and assist persons with completing form. May sort, classify, and file forms. Read more about interviewers in our career profile section.
    • Job Description
      Answer inquiries and obtain information for general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties. Provide information regarding activities conducted at establishment; location of departments, offices, and employees within organization. Read more about receptionists & information clerks in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Missoula, MT

      • Total Employment: 430
      • Average Annual Salary: $23,830
      • Average Hourly Rate: $11.46
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 1,139,200
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 1,312,100
      • Percent Job Growth: 172.90%
    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Receptionist
     Total
    Overall
    All Students3
     
    By Gender
    Male-
    Female3
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian-
    Hispanic-
    White3
    Unknown-
     
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    Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008