Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Career B (or your target career)
Chief Executives
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Comparison table
| Metric | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | Chief Executives |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,590 | $213,990 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 459,910 | 204,350 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Master's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation, Writing | Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation, Management of Financial Resources |
| Related careers | Public Relations Specialists, Public Relations Managers, Project Management Specialists, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | Sales Managers, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Financial Examiners, Labor Relations Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
54%
13 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
11
Current-only skills
0
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Judgment and Decision Making+2.5 level
- Critical Thinking+1.0 level
- Speaking+0.9 level
- Coordination+1.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Writing+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness+1.1 level
- Negotiation+2.1 level
- Active Listening+0.8 level
- Time Management+1.8 level
- Monitoring+1.6 level
- Active Learning+1.4 level
- Service Orientation—
Only in Chief Executives
- Complex Problem Solving
- Management of Financial Resources
- Systems Evaluation
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Material Resources
- Persuasion
- Instructing
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Operations Analysis
Only in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- None