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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 5.2% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #336 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -5.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $55,570 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 157,600 in the US, with about 18,100 openings a year
The work, 15 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 helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits14%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Record information about legal matters10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Operate office equipment9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers8%
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.
AI does this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 824 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare legal or regulatory documents8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule appointments7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Issue documentation4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,236 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 83% of the time.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 95 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 18,100 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIAI-driven efficiency gains limit demand. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 26% of the workPostal Service Mail Carriers4% AI does, against 21% here-0.3% by 2035 · $60,550 · No formal credential
- Shares 21% of the workPostal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators7% AI does, against 21% here-5.3% by 2035 · $58,470 · No formal credential
- Shares 20% of the workLibrary Assistants, Clerical12% AI does, against 21% here-6.4% by 2035 · $36,910 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
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 0.21, higher than 71% 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, 43-6012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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