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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$76,590
United States, 2025
Employment
459,910
United States, 2025
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
- O*NET code
- 43-6011.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
- Make travel arrangements for executives.
- Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
- Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
- Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
- Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
- Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
- Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$50,560
25th percentile
$61,390
75th percentile
$94,390
90th percentile
$109,850
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Writing3.8
- Service Orientation3.8
- Coordination3.4
- Critical Thinking3.3
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
- Time Management3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Active Learning3.1
- Monitoring3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
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0 of 13 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
13
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Coordination | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $106,220 | 5,300 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $105,190 | 11,250 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $100,930 | 1,710 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $92,240 | 490 | 2025 |
| DC | $90,850 | 4,560 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $90,320 | 12,960 | 2025 |
| NJ | $89,520 | 11,690 | 2025 |
| CA | $89,000 | 59,640 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $87,910 | 3,530 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $86,190 | 230 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $85,260 | 11,290 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $84,640 | 180 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $84,540 | 4,510 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $84,330 | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $84,090 | 260 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $83,840 | 76,950 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $82,850 | 20,850 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $82,740 | 460 | 2025 |
| MA | $82,650 | 14,820 | 2025 |
| CT | $82,520 | 6,490 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.