Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
SOC 43-6011BLS OEWS May 2025H-1B LCAs, last 12 months
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. Excludes “Secretaries” (43-6012 through 43-6014).
National median · BLS
$76,590
▲ +3.14%YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$62,702
▼ -29.45%YoY · 12 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$79,140
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
459,910
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Pay range for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 12 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay
$50,560
$44,489
25th
$61,390
$50,538
Median (50th)
$76,590
$62,702
75th
$94,390
$69,056
90th — top pay
$109,850
$74,406
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $62,702 for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants —
18.1% below
the BLS national median of $76,590.
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
BLS projects employment of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants to grow 0% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations.
About 43,300 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Jobs 2025 → 2035
489,300 → 489,200
-100 jobs
Projected change
+0%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
43,300
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus less than 5 years experience
Self-employed
0.7% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 3)
Medium Preparation Needed. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.
H-1B median$62,702
Change vs prior year-29.45%
After inflation (CPI-U)-31.59%
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries by state
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Skills needed for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
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Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
About the job
What executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants do
Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
Make travel arrangements for executives.
Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
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