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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Also filed here: Executive assistant, Ea, Pa, Personal assistant, Chief of staff
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects the number of these jobs to hold steady to 2035.
- Rank
- #124 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- 0% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $76,590 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 489,300 in the US, with about 43,300 openings a year
The work, 21 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 83% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sort materials or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources4%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 43,300 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 31% of the workLodging Managers21% AI does, against 43% here+3.8% by 2035 · $69,250 · High school diploma
- Shares 30% of the workMarine Engineers and Naval Architects27% AI does, against 43% here+6.7% by 2035 · $112,230 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers31% AI does, against 43% here+3% by 2035 · $62,890 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.26, higher than 83% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-6011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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