Assistant Secretary
Impact: Indirect
Provides high-level administrative support to an executive or department head, managing schedules, communications, and special projects. Often involves policy implementation and strategic planning support.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Balanced
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $85,000
- Entry-level
- $60,000
- Senior
- $120,000
- Growth by 2033
- 7%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 25%
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Administrative Support
- Policy Analysis
- Project Management
- Record Keeping
Soft skills
- Communication
- Organization
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Executive Assistant
- Assistant Secretary
- Chief of Staff
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15%
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- High