Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Business Management & Administration · Administrative Support
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $50,120; experienced workers reach $99,150. About 1,910 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +6.8%
- Openings a year
- 290
- Employed in 2024
- 2,578
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Experience: Less than 5 years
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
1 program, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Writing3.8
- Service Orientation3.8
- Coordination3.0
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
What the work is
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.
- Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
- Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
- Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribution.
- Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
- File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports.
- Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less24%
- Certificate1%
- Some college21%
- Associate degree34%
- Bachelor's degree12%
- Master's degree5%
- Doctoral or professional3%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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