Administrative assistant in French
In France, this job is advertised as “Assistant administratif”. To search for jobs in France, type “Assistant administratif” or “Assistante administrative”.
- Masculine
- Assistant administratif
- Feminine
- Assistante administrative
- ROME code
- M1607
Source: France Travail, ROME 4.0 occupation directory (v61, published 15 June 2026) · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026
Common synonyms
- employé administratif
- agent administratif
Official ROME job titles
Job titles France Travail attaches to this occupation, useful as search keywords.
- Agent administratif / Agente administrative
- Assistant / Assistante chef de projet
- Assistant / Assistante de gestion administrative
- Assistant / Assistante de gestion d'entreprise
- Assistant / Assistante qualité services
- Assistant administratif / Assistante administrative
- Assistant(e) administratif(tive) de projet
- Auxiliaire de bureau
- Chargé / Chargée de voyages en entreprise
- Employé / Employée aux archives
- Employé / Employée de bureau
- Employé administratif / Employée administrative
- Gestionnaire administratif / Gestionnaire administrative
- Secrétaire
- Secrétaire administratif / Secrétaire administrative
- Secrétaire bureautique
- Secrétaire d'affaires
- Secrétaire généraliste
- Secrétaire polyvalent / Secrétaire polyvalente
- Secrétaire sténo-dactylo
- Technicien / Technicienne de gestion administrative
Working as an administrative assistant in France
Search for assistant administratif, assistante administrative, agent administratif, employé administratif or assistant de gestion. No diploma is legally required, but employers commonly expect a Bac pro AGORA, a BTS GPME or BTS SAM, or a Titre Professionnel such as Employé Administratif et d'Accueil or Secrétaire Assistant. Apprenticeship and temp agencies are frequent entry points. In the public sector, equivalent roles are adjoint administratif posts, filled through civil service exams that are generally open to EU nationals, or through contract positions. Expect to work in French with French documents such as Kbis extracts, URSSAF certificates and invoices that must carry specific legal mentions.
French job profile (in French): Assistant administratif
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