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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff. Excludes "Secretaries" (43-6012 through 43-6014).


National estimates for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Industry profile for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Geographic profile for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

National estimates for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
503,390 0.6 % $ 31.36 $ 65,230 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.92 $ 23.98 $ 30.34 $ 37.70 $ 45.59
Annual Wage (2) $ 39,350 $ 49,890 $ 63,110 $ 78,410 $ 94,830


Industry profile for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 44,900 1.48 $ 29.48 $ 61,320
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 37,990 0.70 $ 31.10 $ 64,690
Management of Companies and Enterprises 32,590 1.35 $ 33.80 $ 70,310
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 30,700 1.40 $ 27.10 $ 56,360
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 24,750 2.63 $ 36.97 $ 76,900

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Investment Pools and Funds 280 2.64 $ 33.27 $ 69,200
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 24,750 2.63 $ 36.97 $ 76,900
Grantmaking and Giving Services 3,610 2.50 $ 31.85 $ 66,250
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 1,000 2.07 $ 30.41 $ 63,260
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 410 1.95 $ 32.66 $ 67,920

Top paying industries for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 1,900 0.20 $ 45.76 $ 95,180
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 44.72 $ 93,030
Other Personal Services 620 0.21 $ 44.44 $ 92,440
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 900 0.24 $ 38.75 $ 80,600
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 620 0.47 $ 38.54 $ 80,160


Geographic profile for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 86,290 9.93 2.74 $ 36.73 $ 76,410
California 61,110 3.72 1.03 $ 36.56 $ 76,050
Texas 39,800 3.29 0.91 $ 29.29 $ 60,910
Illinois 24,610 4.37 1.21 $ 29.46 $ 61,290
Florida 22,040 2.61 0.72 $ 26.67 $ 55,480




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 86,290 9.93 2.74 $ 36.73 $ 76,410
District of Columbia 5,540 8.06 2.23 $ 36.11 $ 75,110
Louisiana 11,320 6.28 1.74 $ 21.47 $ 44,650
South Dakota 2,580 6.26 1.73 $ 20.08 $ 41,760
Massachusetts 20,830 6.22 1.72 $ 32.15 $ 66,880




Top paying states for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 86,290 9.93 2.74 $ 36.73 $ 76,410
California 61,110 3.72 1.03 $ 36.56 $ 76,050
District of Columbia 5,540 8.06 2.23 $ 36.11 $ 75,110
Connecticut 6,920 4.49 1.24 $ 35.76 $ 74,370
New Jersey 20,160 5.33 1.47 $ 34.19 $ 71,120





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 86,350 9.77 2.70 $ 37.21 $ 77,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 21,240 3.65 1.01 $ 34.95 $ 72,690
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 18,920 4.34 1.20 $ 30.50 $ 63,430
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 16,730 6.43 1.78 $ 33.19 $ 69,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 14,850 4.91 1.36 $ 36.10 $ 75,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 14,130 6.06 1.68 $ 41.43 $ 86,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 11,720 3.27 0.90 $ 30.42 $ 63,260
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,940 3.69 1.02 $ 33.47 $ 69,620
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,830 2.97 0.82 $ 31.59 $ 65,720
Austin-Round Rock, TX 8,090 7.68 2.12 $ 29.65 $ 61,670




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ithaca, NY 950 20.74 5.73 $ 29.66 $ 61,700
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 86,350 9.77 2.70 $ 37.21 $ 77,390
Springfield, IL 960 9.73 2.69 $ 29.04 $ 60,400
Jefferson City, MO 670 9.22 2.55 $ 22.00 $ 45,750
Champaign-Urbana, IL 820 8.59 2.37 $ 31.14 $ 64,780
Iowa City, IA 740 8.58 2.37 $ 24.75 $ 51,490
Alexandria, LA 460 8.09 2.24 $ 18.35 $ 38,180
Ames, IA 350 7.94 2.19 $ 23.24 $ 48,340
Lawrence, KS 350 7.87 2.18 $ 25.19 $ 52,400
Topeka, KS 820 7.80 2.15 $ 21.41 $ 44,540




Top paying metropolitan areas for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,570 5.95 1.64 $ 44.25 $ 92,040
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,710 4.53 1.25 $ 42.84 $ 89,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 14,130 6.06 1.68 $ 41.43 $ 86,180
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 86,350 9.77 2.70 $ 37.21 $ 77,390
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 820 2.73 0.75 $ 36.86 $ 76,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 14,850 4.91 1.36 $ 36.10 $ 75,090
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 350 2.66 0.74 $ 35.25 $ 73,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 21,240 3.65 1.01 $ 34.95 $ 72,690
Napa, CA 190 2.75 0.76 $ 34.87 $ 72,530
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 420 3.87 1.07 $ 34.24 $ 71,220

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,830 4.84 1.34 $ 22.64 $ 47,080
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 770 4.54 1.25 $ 21.39 $ 44,480
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 730 4.43 1.23 $ 20.53 $ 42,700
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 700 3.64 1.01 $ 22.94 $ 47,720
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 680 3.25 0.90 $ 21.18 $ 44,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 430 7.46 2.06 $ 19.17 $ 39,880
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 680 6.78 1.87 $ 29.32 $ 60,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 490 6.33 1.75 (8) (8)
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 340 5.71 1.58 $ 20.10 $ 41,810
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 590 5.17 1.43 $ 18.23 $ 37,920

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 100 1.15 0.32 $ 32.79 $ 68,210
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 140 2.51 0.69 $ 31.67 $ 65,870
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 520 3.43 0.95 $ 31.28 $ 65,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 190 2.03 0.56 $ 31.19 $ 64,880
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 90 1.81 0.50 $ 31.18 $ 64,850


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021