Jobs Similar to Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Also called: Legal Secretaries
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to legal secretaries and administrative assistants, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Correspondence Clerks, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive and Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks.
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: $55,570 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. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Correspondence Clerks | 84% | $46,800−16% | High school |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveSame group | 84% | $47,540−14% | High school |
| 3 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 83% | $49,230−11% | High school |
| 4 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 82% | $48,700−12% | High school |
| 5 | Office Clerks, General | 82% | $45,010−19% | High school |
| 6 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsSame group | 82% | $76,590+38% | Training or associate |
| 7 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 82% | $38,010−32% | High school |
| 8 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 82% | $62,890+13% | Training or associate |
| 9 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 81% | $50,610−9% | Training or associate |
| 10 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 81% | $54,210−2% | Training or associate |
| 11 | Bill and Account Collectors | 81% | $47,030−15% | High school |
| 12 | Word Processors and Typists | 81% | $49,280−11% | High school |
| 13 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 81% | $62,370+12% | Training or associate |
| 14 | Tax Preparers | 81% | $54,920−1% | Training or associate |
| 15 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 81% | $58,650+6% | High school |
| 16 | Compliance Managers | 80% | $141,900Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 17 | File Clerks | 80% | $43,600−22% | High school |
| 18 | New Accounts Clerks | 80% | $47,670−14% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Compliance Officers | 80% | $80,730+45% | Bachelor's degree |
| 20 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 80% | $45,920−17% | Training or associate |
- 1Correspondence Clerks
84% similar · $46,800 (−16%) · High school
- 2Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
84% similar · $47,540 (−14%) · High school · Same group
- 3Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
83% similar · $49,230 (−11%) · High school
- 4Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
82% similar · $48,700 (−12%) · High school
- 5Office Clerks, General
82% similar · $45,010 (−19%) · High school
- 6Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
82% similar · $76,590 (+38%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 7Receptionists and Information Clerks
82% similar · $38,010 (−32%) · High school
- 8Paralegals and Legal Assistants
82% similar · $62,890 (+13%) · Training or associate
- 9Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
81% similar · $50,610 (−9%) · Training or associate
- 10Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
81% similar · $54,210 (−2%) · Training or associate
- 11Bill and Account Collectors
81% similar · $47,030 (−15%) · High school
- 12Word Processors and Typists
81% similar · $49,280 (−11%) · High school
- 13Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
81% similar · $62,370 (+12%) · Training or associate
- 14Tax Preparers
81% similar · $54,920 (−1%) · Training or associate
- 15Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
81% similar · $58,650 (+6%) · High school
- 16Compliance Managers
80% similar · $141,900 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 17File Clerks
80% similar · $43,600 (−22%) · High school
- 18New Accounts Clerks
80% similar · $47,670 (−14%) · Training or associate
- 19Compliance Officers
80% similar · $80,730 (+45%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
80% similar · $45,920 (−17%) · 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 legal secretaries and administrative assistants.
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Correspondence Clerks84% similar · High school
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive84% similar · High school
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks83% similar · High school
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks82% similar · High school
- Office Clerks, General82% similar · High school
- Receptionists and Information Clerks82% similar · High school
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Careers where legal secretaries and administrative assistants is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants (91)
- Correspondence Clerks (89)
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (87)
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (85)
- Tax Preparers (85)
- Private Detectives and Investigators (83)
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (83)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (82)
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (81)
- Office Clerks, General (81)
Questions about jobs like legal secretaries and administrative assistants
What jobs are most similar to legal secretaries and administrative assistants?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Correspondence Clerks (84% similar), Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (84% similar), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (83% similar), Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (82% similar) and Office Clerks (82% similar).
Which jobs like legal secretaries and administrative assistants pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Compliance Officers ($80,730, +45%; usually a bachelor's degree), Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590, +38%; usually training or an associate degree) and Paralegals and Legal Assistants ($62,890, +13%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with legal secretaries and administrative assistants ($55,570). Without more preparation than legal secretaries and administrative assistants usually need: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Paralegals and Legal Assistants and Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents.
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.