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What can secretaries and administrative assistants switch to?

The closest match is court, municipal, and license clerks, paying about 2% more at the median. 7 jobs in all use similar skills with less of the shift touched by AI or robots.

Time card for court, municipal, and license clerks: 1h 28m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Court, Municipal, and License Clerks →

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What can secretaries and administrative assistants switch to? AI or robots touch about 3h 53m of a typical 8-hour shift for secretaries and administrative assistants, including 3h 14m on tasks AI or robots have done on their own somewhere. The jobs below use many of the same skills, and less of their day is touched today. The closest fit is court, municipal, and license clerks: 1h 28m touched, with median pay about the same.

Matches come from O*NET's ratings of the skills, knowledge and work activities each job uses. "To build up" lists the skills each option rates as clearly more important than secretaries and administrative assistants do today. "Touched" is time on tasks with documented AI use or robots working in real workplaces. Treat these as starting points: pay, openings and requirements differ by state.

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  1. Court, Municipal, and License ClerksClose skills · 1h 28m touched (vs 3h 53m) · $49k · +3.4% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Service Orientation, Writing, SpeakingNo big skill gaps
  2. Word Processors and TypistsRelated skills · 2h 21m touched (vs 3h 53m) · $49k · -34.4% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Writing, Reading Comprehension, ProgrammingNo big skill gaps
  3. Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsRelated skills · 3h 3m touched (vs 3h 53m) · $46k · +4.8% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Service Orientation, Speaking, Active ListeningNo big skill gaps

With more training

  1. Paralegals and Legal AssistantsClose skills · 48m touched (vs 3h 53m) · $63k · -0.3% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Writing, Reading Comprehension, Active ListeningNo big skill gaps
  2. Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsClose skills · 42m touched (vs 3h 53m) · $56k · -5.2% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Active Listening, Writing, Reading ComprehensionNo big skill gaps
  3. Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksRelated skills · 37m touched (vs 3h 53m) · $58k · -15.9% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Service OrientationTo build up: Mathematics
  4. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsRelated skills · 2h 17m touched (vs 3h 53m) · $77k · 0% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Service Orientation, Active Listening, WritingTo build up: Negotiation

Before you switch

See the full time card for secretaries and administrative assistants first: many tasks there still need a person, and learning AI tools for the rest can be its own way forward. For pay where you live, open any job above and pick your state.