Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Business, Management and Administration In demand
Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.

What a secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive does

Become a secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $25 per hour with an average salary of $51,300 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $20 and $29 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $42,500 and $59,800 per year.

Secretaries And Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive job outlook

  • There are 34,909 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 6,723 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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