Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-6014
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-6014 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 45.3%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 36/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $47,540
- H-1B offered wage $46,030; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 233,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -1.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 5
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 387,063 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- 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.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~64.4% of this role but only ~45.3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →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.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
Common titles: Administrative Assistant (Admin Assistant), Administrative Clerk, Administrative Secretary (Admin Secretary), Administrative Specialist (Admin Specialist), Administrative Support Assistant (ASA), Administrative Technician
Representative Tasks
- •Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
- •Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.
- •Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
- •Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
- •Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
- •Discuss account status or activity with customers or patrons.
- •Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.
- •Refer customers to appropriate personnel.
- •Execute sales or other financial transactions.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 45.3% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $47,540 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 55/100 | N/A |