Office & Admin43-6014.00Specialization

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.

$44,280
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
Training
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High Disruption Risk

This is a specialization of

Secretaries & Administrative Assistants

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AI Impact Assessment

AI Resilience Score

Score 0/6: high AI task exposure, declining job demand, limited human advantage creates significant risk from AI disruption

πŸ”΄High Disruption Risk

How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
High+0

64% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Declining+0

-2% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Weak+0

EPOCH score: 7/25

Total Score0/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09

Key Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.
  • Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
  • Schedule and confirm appointments for clients, customers, or supervisors.
  • Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
  • Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, or reports, such as presentations or expense, statistical, or monthly reports.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Time to Job Ready

0-1 years

Based on Job Zone 2. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)Calendar/scheduling softwareVideo conferencing (Zoom, Teams)Document managementDatabase systemsCommunication tools

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityInformation OrderingProblem SensitivityDeductive Reasoning

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Compensation Details

$30,280
10th Percentile
$44,280
Median
$62,340
90th Percentile

Based on 1,785,430 employed workers

Also Known As

Administrative Assistant (Admin Assistant)Administrative AssociateAdministrative ClerkAdministrative CoordinatorAdministrative LiaisonAdministrative Resources AssociateAdministrative Secretary (Admin Secretary)Administrative Specialist (Admin Specialist)Administrative Support Assistant (ASA)Administrative Support Specialist

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 43-6014.00