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Chief Executives vs Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Chief Executives and Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Chief Executives Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$206,420
$74,260
Employment · BLS OEWS
211,850
472,770
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
53rd pct
83rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Chief Executives Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Median pay $206,420 $74,260
Employment 211,850 472,770
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.3%) Declining (-1.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 22,200 50,000
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 53rd pct High · 83rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 62nd pct · 34% of tasks 91st pct · 54% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (65.7%) Augmentation-leaning (52.8%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Administration and Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Coordination, Written Comprehension, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation, Written Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Active Listening, Monitoring, Persuasion, Time Management, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Speech Recognition, Fluency of Ideas, Computers and Electronics, Active Learning, Originality, Near Vision.

Specific to Chief Executives

  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Public Safety and Security

Specific to Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

  • Administrative
  • Service Orientation
  • Category Flexibility
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Selective Attention
  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Document management software , Accounting software , Data base user interface and query software , Project management software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Customer relationship management CRM software , Graphics or photo imaging software , Desktop publishing software .

Specific to Chief Executives

Specific to Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Chief Executives or Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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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. "Chief Executives vs Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/chief-executives-vs-executive-secretaries-and-executive-administrative-assistants

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Singulariki. (2026). Chief Executives vs Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/chief-executives-vs-executive-secretaries-and-executive-administrative-assistants

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