# Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/executive-secretaries-and-executive-administrative-assistants
- SOC code: 43-6011.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $76,590 (10th percentile $50,560, 90th percentile $109,850)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, 0.0%
- Openings a year: 43,300
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CES)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 5 |
| Investigative (I) | 16 |
| Artistic (A) | 6 |
| Social (S) | 49 |
| Enterprising (E) | 75 |
| Conventional (C) | 90 |

## What you'd do

- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 91/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 88/100)
- Getting Information (importance 88/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 87/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 86/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 86/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 85/100)
- Scheduling Work and Activities (importance 82/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 79/100)
- Processing Information (importance 75/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Service Orientation, Writing, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Administrative, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management, Personnel and Human Resources, Communications and Media, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Telecommunications

## Also called

Administrative Aide, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Associate, Administrative Coordinator, Administrative Liaison, Administrative Office Assistant, Administrative Office Specialist, Administrative Officer, Administrative Secretary, Administrative Services Assistant

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Operations Support and Assistant Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5204) (CIP 5204, 758 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Bellevue University-Nebraska](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bellevue-university-nebraska-206) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $67,452 | $83,581 | $19,499 |
| [Valdosta State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/valdosta-state-university-3105) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $42,670 | $60,715 | $25,991 |

## Related careers

- [Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/secretaries-and-administrative-assistants-except-legal-medical-and-executive): $47,540 median pay
- [Administrative Services Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/administrative-services-managers): $114,130 median pay
- [Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/legal-secretaries-and-administrative-assistants): $55,570 median pay
- [Office Clerks, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/office-clerks-general): $45,010 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): $69,500 median pay
- [Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/human-resources-assistants-except-payroll-and-timekeeping): $50,610 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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