AI Career Radar

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

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.

AI exposure35 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation27
Freedom to set tasks92
Repeating the same tasks71
$76,590Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
0%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
54Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
75
Speaking
63
72
Critical Thinking
63
56
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Coordination
62
60
Active Learning
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
75
Time Management
61
56
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
69
Social Perceptiveness
60
56
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
44
Service Orientation
56
69
Systems Evaluation
56
41
Persuasion
54
47
Mathematics
53
44
Negotiation
52
50
Science
52
9
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
13
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
19
Equipment Selection
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
3
Programming
45
22
Operation and Control
43
6

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
29%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Management of Personnel Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$116,580
10-yr growth
+5.1%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation, Critical Thinking

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Critical Thinking, Persuasion, Active Learning, Monitoring

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$116,580
10-yr growth
+5.1%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.