Office & Admin
Executive Secretaries
SOC 43-6011
Run the schedule and support of a senior executive.
The job
Median pay
$77k
$61k to $94k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Stable
0.0% projected
Openings a year
43k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very high
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
5/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
87th pct
More exposed than 87% of occupations · modeled estimate · 83rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
38/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 88,890 | 9.2 | 3.1× | $81k |
| California | 59,640 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $89k |
| Texas | 34,520 | 2.5 | 0.8× | $72k |
| Florida | 19,220 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $65k |
| Illinois | 14,900 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $74k |
| Massachusetts | 14,820 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $83k |
| Georgia | 14,560 | 3.0 | 1.0× | $68k |
| Maryland | 13,960 | 5.1 | 1.7× | $79k |
| Pennsylvania | 12,910 | 2.1 | 0.7× | $75k |
| New Jersey | 11,690 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $90k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 11,560 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Ohio | 10,940 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $70k |
| Virginia | 10,360 | 2.5 | 0.8× | $80k |
| Colorado | 10,340 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $66k |
| Louisiana | 9,270 | 4.8 | 1.6× | $53k |
| Michigan | 9,030 | 2.1 | 0.7× | $67k |
| North Carolina | 8,890 | 1.8 | 0.6× | $70k |
| Missouri | 8,500 | 2.9 | 1.0× | $60k |
| Minnesota | 7,970 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $78k |
| Arizona | 6,490 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $71k |
| Connecticut | 6,490 | 3.8 | 1.3× | $83k |
| Oregon | 6,000 | 3.1 | 1.0× | $75k |
| Utah | 5,440 | 3.1 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Tennessee | 5,360 | 1.6 | 0.6× | $68k |
| Indiana | 5,060 | 1.6 | 0.5× | $59k |
| Washington DC | 4,560 | 6.5 | 2.2× | $91k |
| Wisconsin | 4,480 | 1.5 | 0.5× | $69k |
| Iowa | 4,150 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $62k |
| South Carolina | 3,880 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $61k |
| Alabama | 2,880 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $69k |
| Oklahoma | 2,810 | 1.6 | 0.6× | $60k |
| New Mexico | 2,800 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $74k |
| Kansas | 2,750 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $65k |
| Kentucky | 2,700 | 1.3 | 0.5× | $62k |
| Nevada | 2,670 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $68k |
| Maine | 2,320 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Arkansas | 2,070 | 1.6 | 0.5× | $52k |
| Nebraska | 1,860 | 1.8 | 0.6× | $66k |
| Hawaii | 1,440 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $81k |
| Alaska | 1,320 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $66k |
| Delaware | 1,320 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $79k |
| Mississippi | 1,240 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $56k |
| South Dakota | 1,230 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $55k |
| New Hampshire | 1,210 | 1.8 | 0.6× | $72k |
| Idaho | 1,180 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $60k |
| Rhode Island | 950 | 1.9 | 0.6× | $78k |
| West Virginia | 860 | 1.2 | 0.4× | $64k |
| Vermont | 770 | 2.5 | 0.9× | $71k |
| Wyoming | 560 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $52k |
| Montana | 550 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $60k |
| North Dakota | 540 | 1.3 | 0.4× | $61k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ76,950 jobs · $84k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA20,850 jobs · $83k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV12,960 jobs · $90k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH11,290 jobs · $85k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA11,250 jobs · $105k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN10,620 jobs · $78k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA10,060 jobs · $72k median
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX8,560 jobs · $70k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Executive Secretaries interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.