Headline risk
37%
High RiskSecretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 36% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 46,290
Employment 2024
1944.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-1.6%
Openings (2024–34)
202.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of secretaries and administrative assistants is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing. AI use: 96%
- 2. Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions. AI use: 0%
- 3. Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals. AI use: 100%
- 4. Create, maintain, and enter information into databases. AI use: 97%
- 5. Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs. AI use: 100%
- 6. Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 47.9 · 1.5M employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 59% · 55+: 34%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Secretaries and administrative assistants do routine clerical and organizational tasks.
Although secretaries and administrative assistants work in nearly every industry, about half of all workers in the occupation are employed in healthcare; education; and professional, scientific, and technical services. Most work full time.
High school graduates who are comfortable using word processing and spreadsheet programs usually qualify for entry-level positions. Although workers typically learn their duties over several weeks on the job, legal and medical secretaries and administrative assistants may need additional training for industry-specific terminology. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants typically need several years of related work experience.
The median annual wage for secretaries and administrative assistants was $47,460 in May 2024.
Overall employment of secretaries and administrative assistants is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.