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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

SOC 43-6011 · 2024-2034

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.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California

$91,106per year

Projected openings

62,570

Projected change

+1.3%

Usually needs

High school diploma or equivalent

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

1. Active Listening
2. Reading Comprehension
3. Speaking
4. Writing
5. Service Orientation
6. Coordination

Pay by region

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