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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Keeps an office running: schedules, records and communication.

Typical education to startHigh school diploma or equivalent
Job outlook2025–2035: -5%
Median pay$55,570 a year (2025)
Interest codeCE Conventional, Enterprising

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Administrative assistants answer calls and email, manage schedules, prepare documents, keep records and support managers and teams, in every kind of workplace. Many move up to office manager or executive assistant.

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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.