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Performing Administrative Activities

Work activity group · O*NET

Performing Administrative Activities is one of the 41 Generalized Work Activities at the top of O*NET's work-activity hierarchy — the broadest description of what people do on the job, sitting above the more specific intermediate and detailed work activities. Across the 894 occupations O*NET rates on it, it scores an average importance of 2.81 of 5 — 21st percentile among all activity groups.

Intermediate activities it contains

The intermediate work activities O*NET groups under Performing Administrative Activities, ranked by how many occupations perform each. Each links to its own page.

Intermediate activity Occupations AI applied
Perform administrative or clerical activities 108 87th pct
Execute financial transactions 74 24th pct
Process shipments or mail 33 17th pct
Issue documentation 12 73rd pct
Perform court-related or other legal administrative activities 8 44th pct
Process forensic or legal evidence 6 14th pct

How AI is applied to this activity group

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study measured how often an AI assistant performs each work activity in real Bing Copilot conversations. Averaged across the 6 intermediate activities under Performing Administrative Activities that the study measured, this group ranks in the 43rd percentile for how frequently AI is applied — a description of how AI is used today, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

The figure is the mean of the child activities' applied-percentiles; open any activity above to see its underlying Microsoft measurements. Every occupation blends many activities, so a high AI-applied rank for one group does not mean a job is being automated.

Occupations that rely on this activity group most

Ranked by O*NET importance rating (1–5) for Performing Administrative Activities. Wages are BLS OEWS May 2024 national medians.

Occupation Importance Median pay Employment
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 4.48 $54,140 154,540
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 4.43 $74,260 472,770
Order Clerks 4.43 $44,660 83,420
Human Resources Specialists 4.38 $72,910 917,460
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 4.38 $43,830 157,310
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 4.35 $49,440 92,580
Funeral Home Managers 4.32 $76,830 13,120
Speech-Language Pathologists 4.26 $95,410 178,790
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 4.19 $55,290 156,950
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 4.15 $104,070 319,630
Social and Community Service Managers 4.15 $78,240 195,490
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 4.14 $92,730 13,810
Spa Managers 4.12 $61,340 10,490
Foresters 4.11 $70,660 9,650
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 4.10 $44,640 830,760
Compliance Managers 4.10 $136,550 630,980
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 4.10 $49,800 25,700
Audiologists 4.10 $92,120 14,730
Medical Assistants 4.07 $44,200 793,460
Lodging Managers 4.07 $68,130 41,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4.06 $46,290 1,737,820
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 4.05 $105,980 153,130
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 4.05 $59,440 134,670
Opticians, Dispensing 4.05 $46,560 79,690
Photographers 4.05 $42,520 51,230
Medical and Health Services Managers 4.04 $117,960 565,840
Administrative Services Managers 4.03 $108,390 254,140
Chief Executives 4.02 $206,420 211,850
Public Safety Telecommunicators 4.02 $50,730 101,140
Correspondence Clerks 4.00 $46,740 6,260
File Clerks 3.98 $41,270 78,980
Customer Service Representatives 3.95 $42,830 2,725,930
Clinical Research Coordinators 3.94 $161,180 100,870
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 3.92 $92,430 93,680
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 3.91 $78,420 397,770
Data Entry Keyers 3.91 $39,850 135,280
Word Processors and Typists 3.91 $47,850 36,030
Skincare Specialists 3.90 $41,560 70,240
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 3.89 — —
Mental Health Counselors 3.89 — —
Urologists 3.88 — 315,360
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 3.88 $56,270 71,620
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 3.87 $47,080 107,060
Neurologists 3.87 — 7,700
Optometrists 3.85 $134,830 41,890
Orthotists and Prosthetists 3.85 $78,310 9,930
Prosthodontists 3.85 — 760
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 3.84 $47,520 174,660
Credit Counselors 3.84 $50,480 28,110
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 3.84 $61,340 10,490
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 3.83 $61,010 367,220
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 3.82 $76,310 53,390
Private Detectives and Investigators 3.82 $52,370 38,700
Real Estate Brokers 3.80 $72,280 49,590
Compliance Officers 3.79 $78,420 397,770
Aviation Inspectors 3.78 $85,750 23,320
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 3.76 $42,010 1,187,460
Travel Agents 3.76 $48,450 59,150
Billing and Posting Clerks 3.75 $47,170 417,500
Residential Advisors 3.75 $39,180 82,810

Showing 60 of 894 occupations.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Performing Administrative Activities." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/performing-administrative-activities

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Performing Administrative Activities. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/performing-administrative-activities

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-performing-administrative-activities,
  title  = {Performing Administrative Activities},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/performing-administrative-activities}
}

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