Office and Administrative Support Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages High openings flow SOC 43-6014

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

About 202,800 projected annual openings shape how to read Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive against First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Cargo and Freight Agents, Brokerage Clerks, Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants.

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Same-major-group titles next to Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers ($70K) , Cargo and Freight Agents ($52K) , Brokerage Clerks ($66K) , Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ($56K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 43-6014 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals
  2. 2. Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs
  3. 3. Create, maintain, and enter information into databases
  4. 4. Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing
  5. 5. Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll
  6. 6. Collect and deposit money into accounts, disburse funds from cash accounts to pay bills or invoices, keep records of collections and disb…
  7. 7. Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions
  8. 8. Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attend…
  9. 9. Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations
  10. 10. Schedule and confirm appointments for clients, customers, or supervisors
  11. 11. Maintain scheduling and event calendars
  12. 12. Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, or reports, such as presentations or expense, statistical, or monthl…

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: O*NET ranks Active Listening first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 43-6014 - lead skill Active Listening at 4.0 ; lead knowledge Administrative. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Active Listening 4.0
  2. 2. Speaking 4.0
  3. 3. Reading Comprehension 3.9
  4. 4. Writing 3.8
  5. 5. Service Orientation 3.5
  6. 6. Time Management 3.5
  7. 7. Monitoring 3.1
  8. 8. Coordination 3.1

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Administrative 4.5
  2. 2. English Language 4.3
  3. 3. Computers and Electronics 3.8
  4. 4. Customer and Personal Service 3.8
  5. 5. Administration and Management 3.4
  6. 6. Mathematics 2.9
Projected annual openings
202,800
growth + transfers + exits
National median $47,540/yr
$48K
National median
↓ -2%
Growth 2024-2034
1,706,790
Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Highest-pay peer · $70K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

1. Hawaii $50,830
2. Minnesota $51,400
3. Massachusetts $57,940
4. Oregon $51,740
5. Connecticut $57,210
6. Rhode Island $52,140
7. California $55,400
8. New Jersey $50,260
9. Washington $57,330
10. District of Columbia $59,910

Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations titles

  1. 1. Brokerage Clerks $65,750
  2. 2. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $55,570
  3. 3. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,470
  4. 4. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $58,260
  5. 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,500
  6. 6. Cargo and Freight Agents $52,260

Roughly 202,800 projected annual openings (growth, transfers, exits) are the scale signal for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Median pay is $47,540 in Office and Administrative Support Occupations.

Employment Projections expect -2% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Hawaii at $50,830. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers at $69,500. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay-rank #31 in Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive sits at pay-rank #31 of 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 43-6014 · national median $47,540 · middle third of Office and Administrative Support Occupations (#31/54). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

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State, metro, and percentile for SOC 43-6014

Hawaii · top state for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$51K published median

Minnesota · #2 state pay

$51K · behind Hawaii

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Highest-pay peer vs Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · $70K

Cargo and Freight Agents

Lower-pay peer beside Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · $52K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive mid-table among Office and Administrative Support Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #31 of 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: New Accounts Clerks ($48K), Bill and Account Collectors ($47K), Meter Readers, Utilities ($48K), Correspondence Clerks ($47K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Leading ones include: Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals; Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs; Create, maintain, and enter information into databases; Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive? ▼
For SOC 43-6014, O*NET importance scores lead with Active Listening (4.0), Speaking (4.0), Reading Comprehension (3.9), Writing (3.8). Knowledge areas emphasize Administrative, English Language, Computers and Electronics. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $47,540 as the national median for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. The published 10th-90th range is $33,280 to $66,350. Beside First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers ($69,500), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive is -2%. Projected annual openings: about 202,800. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive? ▼
Hawaii ($50,830), Minnesota ($51,400), Massachusetts ($57,940) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 43-6014. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics