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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-6011

23.4% AI Exposure — High
$76,590
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
50,500
Proj. Annual Openings
459,910
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-2.7%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
77/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 43-6011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
23.4%
High · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
45/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$76,590
H-1B offered wage $80,500; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
50,500
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -1.6%.
Observed/proxy demand
12
FY2025 certified LCAs; 71,923 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingWritingService Orientation
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

Best transitions from here

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Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure23.4%
AI Resiliency77/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure33.9%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

59.2%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic23.4%
AI capability · OpenAI64.9%
AI ability · AIOE89.3%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne86%

AI could do ~64.9% of this role but only ~23.4% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Reading Comprehension
2.Active Listening
3.Speaking
4.Writing
5.Service Orientation

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

103
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
12
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$80,500
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#320 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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.

Common titles: Administrative Aide, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Associate, Administrative Coordinator, Administrative Secretary, Administrative Specialist

Representative 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.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Schedule operational activities.
  • Execute sales or other financial transactions.
  • Make travel, accommodations, or entertainment arrangements for others.
  • Prepare research or technical reports.
  • Maintain medical records.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Word · hotZoom · hotAdobe Illustrator · hotAdobe Photoshop · hotCisco Webex · hotFacebook · hotGoogle Docs · hotOracle PeopleSoft · hotSAP software · hotEvernote

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
27.0%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 43-6011: 2019 — employment: 542,690, median wage: $60,890; 2020 — employment: 503,390, median wage: $63,110; 2021 — employment: 466,910, median wage: $62,060; 2022 — employment: 475,240, median wage: $65,980; 2023 — employment: 483,570, median wage: $70,310; 2025 — employment: 459,910, median wage: $76,590.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure23.4%33.9%
OutlookAverage22% Bright
Median Salary$76,590N/A
AI Resiliency77/100N/A