Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

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Table of Contents

1.	Significant Points

2.	Nature of the Work

3.	Working Conditions

4.	Employment

5.	Training & Qualifications

6.	Job Outlook

7.	Earnings

8.	Additional Sources of Information

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Working Conditions

Secretaries and administrative assistants held about 4 million jobs in 2014 and worked in nearly every industry.

Many secretaries and administrative assistants work in schools, hospitals, governments, and legal and medical offices.

Employment in the detailed occupations of the secretaries and administrative assistants group in 2014 was distributed as follows:

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	2,457,000
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants	776,600
Medical secretaries	527,600
Legal secretaries	215,500

Most secretaries and administrative assistants work in an office setting. Some administrative assistants, who are also known as virtual assistants, typically work out of their own homes.

Work Schedules

Most secretaries and administrative assistants work full time.

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