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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants vs Chief Executives

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants and Chief Executives 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.”

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

At a glance

Dimension Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Chief Executives
Median pay $74,260 $206,420
Employment 472,770 211,850
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-1.6%) About average (+4.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 50,000 22,200
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. 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).
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 83rd pct Moderate · 53rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 91st pct · 54% of tasks 62nd pct · 34% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (52.8%) Augmentation-leaning (65.7%)
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: English Language, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Speech Recognition, Speaking, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Writing, Customer and Personal Service, Coordination, Information Ordering, Computers and Electronics, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Problem Sensitivity, Administration and Management, Active Learning, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Deductive Reasoning, Negotiation, Fluency of Ideas, Originality, Inductive Reasoning, Persuasion, Complex Problem Solving.

Specific to Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

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

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

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

Specific to Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Specific to Chief Executives

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants or Chief Executives — 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. "Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants vs Chief Executives." 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/executive-secretaries-and-executive-administrative-assistants-vs-chief-executives

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

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