As of June 2026, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has an AI-exposure score of 77/100 (Very High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
More exposed than 97% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$47,540. About 202,800 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Administrative roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
- Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
- Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.
- Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming correspondence requiring replies.
- Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet.
- Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
- Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
- Review work done by others to check for correct spelling and grammar, ensure that company format policies are followed, and recommend revisions.
- Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, or reports, such as presentations or expense, statistical, or monthly reports.
- Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
- Make copies of correspondence or other printed material.
- Train and assist staff with computer usage.
- Learn to operate new office technologies as they are developed and implemented.
- Open, read, route, and distribute incoming mail or other materials and answer routine letters.
- Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
- Prepare conference or event materials, such as flyers or invitations.
- Schedule and confirm appointments for clients, customers, or supervisors.
- Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.
- Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
- Order and dispense supplies.
No augmentable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$47,540. More states are being added.