Jobs Similar to Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Also called: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Office Clerks and Correspondence Clerks.
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: $47,540 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
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. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsSame group | 85% | $76,590+61% | Training or associate |
| 2 | Office Clerks, General | 85% | $45,010−5% | High school |
| 3 | Correspondence Clerks | 84% | $46,800−2% | High school |
| 4 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 84% | $50,610+6% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSame group | 84% | $55,570+17% | Training or associate |
| 6 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 84% | $48,700+2% | High school |
| 7 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 83% | $49,230+4% | High school |
| 8 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 83% | $38,010−20% | High school |
| 9 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSame group | 83% | $45,930−3% | High school |
| 10 | File Clerks | 83% | $43,600−8% | High school |
| 11 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 83% | $58,260+23% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 83% | $50,670+7% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 83% | $45,920−3% | Training or associate |
| 14 | Word Processors and Typists | 82% | $49,280+4% | High school |
| 15 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 81% | $54,210+14% | Training or associate |
| 16 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 81% | $48,500+2% | High school |
| 17 | Customer Service Representatives | 81% | $44,770−6% | High school |
| 18 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 81% | $35,070−26% | High school |
| 19 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 80% | $62,370+31% | Training or associate |
| 20 | Tax Preparers | 80% | $54,920+16% | Training or associate |
- 1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
85% similar · $76,590 (+61%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 2Office Clerks, General
85% similar · $45,010 (−5%) · High school
- 3Correspondence Clerks
84% similar · $46,800 (−2%) · High school
- 4Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
84% similar · $50,610 (+6%) · Training or associate
- 5Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
84% similar · $55,570 (+17%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 6Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
84% similar · $48,700 (+2%) · High school
- 7Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
83% similar · $49,230 (+4%) · High school
- 8Receptionists and Information Clerks
83% similar · $38,010 (−20%) · High school
- 9Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
83% similar · $45,930 (−3%) · High school · Same group
- 10File Clerks
83% similar · $43,600 (−8%) · High school
- 11Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
83% similar · $58,260 (+23%) · Training or associate
- 12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
83% similar · $50,670 (+7%) · Training or associate
- 13Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
83% similar · $45,920 (−3%) · Training or associate
- 14Word Processors and Typists
82% similar · $49,280 (+4%) · High school
- 15Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
81% similar · $54,210 (+14%) · Training or associate
- 16Billing and Posting Clerks
81% similar · $48,500 (+2%) · High school
- 17Customer Service Representatives
81% similar · $44,770 (−6%) · High school
- 18Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
81% similar · $35,070 (−26%) · High school
- 19Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
80% similar · $62,370 (+31%) · Training or associate
- 20Tax Preparers
80% similar · $54,920 (+16%) · 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
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Careers where secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Office Clerks, General (95)
- Correspondence Clerks (94)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (93)
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (91)
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (88)
- Library Assistants, Clerical (88)
- File Clerks (87)
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan (87)
- Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service (87)
- Word Processors and Typists (86)
Questions about jobs like secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
What jobs are most similar to secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (85% similar), Office Clerks (85% similar), Correspondence Clerks (84% similar), Human Resources Assistants (84% similar) and Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (84% similar).
Which jobs like secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590, +61%; usually training or an associate degree), Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents ($62,370, +31%; usually training or an associate degree) and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ($58,260, +23%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive ($47,540). Without more preparation than secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive usually need: Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, Word Processors and Typists and Court, Municipal, and License Clerks.
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.