Jobs Similar to Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Also called: Executive Assistants
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Human Resources Assistants and Receptionists and Information Clerks.
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants: $76,590 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveSame group | 85% | $47,540−38% | High school |
| 2 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 84% | $50,610−34% | Training or associate |
| 3 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 83% | $38,010−50% | High school |
| 4 | Office Clerks, General | 83% | $45,010−41% | High school |
| 5 | Human Resources Specialists | 83% | $75,940−1% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Correspondence Clerks | 83% | $46,800−39% | High school |
| 7 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 83% | $49,230−36% | High school |
| 8 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 82% | $48,700−36% | High school |
| 9 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSame group | 82% | $55,570−27% | Training or associate |
| 10 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 81% | $62,370−19% | Training or associate |
| 11 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 81% | $54,210−29% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 81% | $45,920−40% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Customer Service Representatives | 81% | $44,770−42% | High school |
| 14 | Compliance Managers | 80% | $141,900Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 15 | Administrative Services Managers | 80% | $114,130+49% | Training or associate |
| 16 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 80% | $50,080−35% | High school |
| 17 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 80% | $69,500−9% | Training or associate |
| 18 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 80% | $35,070−54% | High school |
| 19 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 80% | $78,000+2% | Bachelor's degree |
| 20 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 80% | $58,260−24% | Training or associate |
- 1Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
85% similar · $47,540 (−38%) · High school · Same group
- 2Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
84% similar · $50,610 (−34%) · Training or associate
- 3Receptionists and Information Clerks
83% similar · $38,010 (−50%) · High school
- 4Office Clerks, General
83% similar · $45,010 (−41%) · High school
- 5Human Resources Specialists
83% similar · $75,940 (−1%) · Bachelor's degree
- 6Correspondence Clerks
83% similar · $46,800 (−39%) · High school
- 7Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
83% similar · $49,230 (−36%) · High school
- 8Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
82% similar · $48,700 (−36%) · High school
- 9Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
82% similar · $55,570 (−27%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 10Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
81% similar · $62,370 (−19%) · Training or associate
- 11Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
81% similar · $54,210 (−29%) · Training or associate
- 12Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
81% similar · $45,920 (−40%) · Training or associate
- 13Customer Service Representatives
81% similar · $44,770 (−42%) · High school
- 14Compliance Managers
80% similar · $141,900 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 15Administrative Services Managers
80% similar · $114,130 (+49%) · Training or associate
- 16Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
80% similar · $50,080 (−35%) · High school
- 17First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
80% similar · $69,500 (−9%) · Training or associate
- 18Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
80% similar · $35,070 (−54%) · High school
- 19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
80% similar · $78,000 (+2%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
80% similar · $58,260 (−24%) · Training or associate
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants.
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive85% similar · High school
- Receptionists and Information Clerks83% similar · High school
- Office Clerks, General83% similar · High school
- Correspondence Clerks83% similar · High school
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks83% similar · High school
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks82% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (91)
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (86)
- Correspondence Clerks (85)
- Office Clerks, General (85)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (85)
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (84)
- Human Resources Specialists (84)
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (84)
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants (83)
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (81)
Questions about jobs like executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
What jobs are most similar to executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (85% similar), Human Resources Assistants (84% similar), Receptionists and Information Clerks (83% similar), Office Clerks (83% similar) and Human Resources Specialists (83% similar).
Which jobs like executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Administrative Services Managers ($114,130, +49%; usually training or an associate degree) and Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators ($78,000, +2%; usually a bachelor's degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants ($76,590). Without more preparation than executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants usually need: Administrative Services Managers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.