Deputy departmental officials are the highest level in the administrative department, undertake the highest-level management work of the administrative department, and are responsible for completing important functions of the department, such as studying and formulating major policies of relevant departments, supervising and coordinating the work of various departments, and completing the highest management tasks of the administrative department.

Deputy departmental officials are a member of the national civil service, and they are in the highest position in the national civil service, so the treatment is relatively high.