Salary Information: $30,240 - $46,160
Necessary Education: Typically, a bachelors degree or other college degree is preferred for Executive Assistants. This takes between 2-4 years to complete.
Job Availability: In 2006 there were about 1,618,000 executive assistants and executive secretaries.
Job Summary: You will be expected to perform tasks including assembling, storing, and retrieving information to support executives or managers. Additionally, key pieces of administrative positions include planning and scheduling meetings and travel and managing communication in person and via phone and email.
Related Careers:
Secretary
Salary: $27,450 in May, 2006
Education Requirements: High school diploma, sometimes also a bachelors or associates degree.
Job Summary: Handling communication between employees and customers/clients, maintaining records, and planning and coordinating meeting and travel schedules.
Administrative Assistant
Salary: $37,240 in May, 2006.
Necessary Education: Bachelors degree
Job Summary: Support managers and other employees through conducting research, helping to assemble project reports, and acting as a communications coordinator between internal and external stakeholders.
