Secretaries and administrative assistants held about 4 million jobs in 2014 and worked in nearly every industry.
Many secretaries and administrative assistants work in schools, hospitals, governments, and legal and medical offices.
Employment in the detailed occupations of the secretaries and administrative assistants group in 2014 was distributed as follows:
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except
legal, medical, and executive
2,457,000
Executive secretaries and executive
administrative assistants
776,600
Medical secretaries
527,600
Legal secretaries
215,500
Most secretaries and administrative assistants work in an office setting. Some administrative assistants, who are also known as virtual assistants, typically work out of their own homes.
Work Schedules
Most secretaries and administrative assistants work full time.