Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 13,438 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 91% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Process payroll information.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Make travel arrangements for executives.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
AI could do much of this on its own
Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Meet with individuals, special interest groups, and others on behalf of executives, committees, and boards of directors.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.
See related jobs in
The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Very similar workslightly less pay10,505 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays slightly less—$81,039 vs your $82,549 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Administrative
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
New skills to build
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Education and Training
- Social Perceptiveness
Human Resources Specialists
Similar work+4% pay5,906 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 4% more—$85,795 vs your $82,549 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Administrative
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Education and Training
- Deductive Reasoning
- Law and Government
Chief Executives
Similar work+218% pay1,033 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 218% more—$262,311 vs your $82,549 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Speech Recognition
- Written Expression
- Active Listening
- Oral Comprehension
New skills to build
- Administration and Management
- Sales and Marketing
- Management of Financial Resources
- Economics and Accounting
- Education and Training
Administrative Services Managers
Somewhat similar work+75% pay1,531 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 75% more—$144,667 vs your $82,549 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Administrative
- Reading Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Active Listening
- Oral Comprehension
New skills to build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Production and Processing
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Public Safety and Security
Management Analysts
Somewhat similar work+38% pay9,427 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 38% more—$114,128 vs your $82,549 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Written Expression
- Active Listening
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Education and Training
- Sales and Marketing
- Administration and Management
- Operations Analysis
- Economics and Accounting
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Somewhat similar work+49% pay1,620 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 49% more—$122,890 vs your $82,549 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Expression
- Active Listening
- Speech Recognition
- Oral Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
New skills to build
- Sales and Marketing
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
Public Relations Specialists
Somewhat similar work+1% pay3,193 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 1% more—$83,529 vs your $82,549 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Written Expression
- Active Listening
- Speech Recognition
- Oral Comprehension
New skills to build
- Communications and Media
- Sales and Marketing
- Customer and Personal Service
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Persuasion