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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff. Excludes "Secretaries" (43-6012 through 43-6014).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 631,610 |
0.6 % |
$27.84 |
$57,910 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.77 |
$21.04 |
$26.86 |
$33.74 |
$39.94 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$34,880 |
$43,770 |
$55,860 |
$70,190 |
$83,070 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
50,080 |
1.67 |
$26.97 |
$56,100 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
44,080 |
0.82 |
$27.01 |
$56,190 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
41,530 |
1.80 |
$30.24 |
$62,890 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
39,460 |
1.80 |
$23.99 |
$49,900 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
26,430 |
0.31 |
$26.42 |
$54,960 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage |
16,430 |
3.67 |
$29.71 |
$61,790 |
| Other Financial Investment Activities |
16,370 |
3.58 |
$33.47 |
$69,610 |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
840 |
3.51 |
$28.59 |
$59,480 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
3,710 |
2.67 |
$28.66 |
$59,610 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
10,610 |
2.47 |
$28.44 |
$59,150 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
86,740 |
5.43 |
1.21 |
$31.28 |
$65,060 |
| New York |
82,790 |
9.10 |
2.02 |
$33.86 |
$70,430 |
| Texas |
41,800 |
3.56 |
0.79 |
$27.57 |
$57,340 |
| Illinois |
36,590 |
6.20 |
1.38 |
$26.19 |
$54,480 |
| Florida |
36,010 |
4.38 |
0.97 |
$24.51 |
$50,970 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
82,790 |
9.10 |
2.02 |
$33.86 |
$70,430 |
| District of Columbia |
6,140 |
8.74 |
1.94 |
$32.78 |
$68,180 |
| Louisiana |
14,640 |
7.62 |
1.69 |
$20.33 |
$42,300 |
| Vermont |
2,130 |
7.00 |
1.56 |
$24.62 |
$51,210 |
| Massachusetts |
23,150 |
6.69 |
1.49 |
$29.00 |
$60,320 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
82,790 |
9.10 |
2.02 |
$33.86 |
$70,430 |
| Connecticut |
8,220 |
4.93 |
1.10 |
$33.43 |
$69,520 |
| District of Columbia |
6,140 |
8.74 |
1.94 |
$32.78 |
$68,180 |
| Maryland |
9,760 |
3.70 |
0.82 |
$31.76 |
$66,060 |
| New Jersey |
16,770 |
4.24 |
0.94 |
$31.29 |
$65,080 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
64,950 |
9.86 |
2.19 |
$35.01 |
$72,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
24,880 |
5.89 |
1.31 |
$31.51 |
$65,540 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
23,270 |
6.40 |
1.42 |
$27.32 |
$56,820 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
14,430 |
5.79 |
1.29 |
$32.76 |
$68,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
13,900 |
7.71 |
1.71 |
$31.09 |
$64,670 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
12,530 |
4.91 |
1.09 |
$27.67 |
$57,560 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,910 |
3.72 |
0.83 |
$29.14 |
$60,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
10,190 |
5.33 |
1.19 |
$27.41 |
$57,010 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
9,700 |
9.28 |
2.06 |
$35.57 |
$73,980 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
9,620 |
7.48 |
1.66 |
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