Also called: Executive Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants build service orientation, coordination and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Administrative Services Managers (90%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administrative Services Managers | 90% | $114,130 | +49% | None |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 90% | $69,500 | −9% | None |
| 3 | Human Resources Specialists | 82% | $75,940 | −1% | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 79% | $62,890 | −18% | None |
| 5 | Project Management Specialists | 78% | $102,320 | +34% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Customs Brokers | 77% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 76% | $50,610 | −34% | None |
| 8 | Brokerage Clerks | 76% | $65,750 | −14% | None |
| 9 | Funeral Home Managers | 76% | $78,790 | +3% | None |
| 10 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 76% | $62,370 | −19% | None |
Compared with Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, median $76,590. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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90% skill match · $114,130 · +49% pay
Operations Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources · Management of Financial Resources
90% skill match · $69,500 · −9% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Troubleshooting · Operations Analysis
82% skill match · $75,940 · −1% pay
Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Administrative Services Managers (90% skill match, median $114,130), First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (90% skill match, median $69,500) and Human Resources Specialists (82% skill match, median $75,940), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 12 pay more than executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+117%, $166,570), Public Relations Managers (+92%, $146,910) and Fundraising Managers (+64%, $125,470).
12 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.