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General secretaries and administrative assistants (O*NET 43-6014) handle scheduling, document drafting, records maintenance and call information handling; they do not include the specialised duties of executive, legal or medical secretaries. Material access and sending follow employer authorization.
Use fictional meeting requests to practise conflict checking, document versions, authority and handoff; do not handle real contacts or confidential documents.
Suited to people willing to verify details, set priorities, communicate promptly and hold information authority; a personality type is not proof of appointment.
General secretaries and administrative assistants (O*NET 43-6014) arrange schedules, prepare documents, maintain records and provide information to callers in a variety of organisations; they do not include the specialised duties of legal, medical and executive secretaries.
O*NET 43-6014.00 describes general administrative tasks such as schedules, documents, records and calls; it does not include executive, legal or medical secretaries.
2025 urban non-private leasing and business services annual average wage, covering many occupations and not an offer for general secretary positions.
O*NET 2025 national wage percentiles 43-6014｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/43-6014.00; BLS 2025–2035 projections table 43-6014｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; BLS 2023 industry wages 43-6014｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes436014.htm
33,280 USD/year (2025 P10)
| Entry roles | What is mainly done early on the job | What employers usually look at | How to prove it without experience | Difference from other directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General administrative assistant | Log requests, schedule meetings and maintain documents | Able to verify time zones, participants, versions and authority | Present fictional conflict checking and a handoff card | Does not by default hold legal, medical or executive authority |
| Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants | Coordinate complex itineraries and sensitive decision materials | Verify senior service experience, confidentiality and authorization | Present fictional multi-party coordination records | Management decisions remain with the responsible person |
No. This page corresponds to the standalone U.S. 43-6014 occupation; executive, legal and medical secretaries have their own classifications.
They schedule appointments, draft documents, maintain files and relay incoming calls and messages; specific permissions depend on the employer.
Typical entry for BLS 43-6014 is a high school diploma or equivalent with short-term on-the-job training; employer requirements are verified separately.
General administrative, executive, legal and medical secretaries serve different clients and professional materials, so applicants must first choose a specific sub-occupation.
This page is based on the separate BLS 43-6014 occupation, O*NET general administrative tasks and fictional exercises and does not predict individual hiring.
AI can assist with transcription and summary drafts; attendees, versions, professional terminology, authority and sending are reviewed by authorized staff.
Office and remote collaboration｜Handles meetings, calls, documents and records systems. Task switching｜Deadlines and priorities of multiple requests may conflict. Version management｜Documents, schedules and attachments need sources and approval records. Confidential materials｜Authority differs for legal, medical, executive and personal data. External communication｜Reception and routing require accurate explanation without committing beyond authority. Working hours｜Some positions require matching the responsible person's or institution's schedule. Tool use｜Calendars, documents, spreadsheets and records systems require human review. Professional boundaries｜Legal, medical and management decisions are the responsibility of the corresponding professionals. Employer differences｜The same job title may carry different duties and pay bases.
First confirm the requester, the purpose of the meeting or document, the deadline, the authority and the latest version of the materials needed.
The BLS 2025 OEWS 43-6014 survey shows employment of 1,706,790 and a mean annual wage of 49,350 USD; it is separate from the EP base period of 1,889.8 thousand.
Log the request → verify identity and authority → set priorities → prepare the schedule or document → review conflicts and versions → send with authorization
The National Bureau of Statistics 2025 business services industry and clerical category serve only as Chinese background; there is no exact wage corresponding to 43-6014.
Before meeting invitations and document releases, verify the time, attendees, venue, version, attachments and sensitivity level.
The BLS 2025–2035 EP 43-6014 shows employment falling from 1,889.8 thousand to 1,775.7 thousand, a net decrease of 114.1 thousand (-6.0%), with annual average openings of 163.9 thousand.
Verify the original request → check the calendar and document version → obtain necessary approval → send to the right recipients → record changes → follow up on receipts
The typical BLS 43-6014 entry is a high school diploma or equivalent with short-term on-the-job training; specific employer requirements are verified separately.
If schedule conflicts, material errors, privacy problems or uncertain professional terminology arise, pause the affected steps and refer to authorized staff for review.
General administrative assistants (43-6014) handle routine administrative processes; the 43-6000 summary also includes executive, legal and medical secretaries, whose professional materials, wages and requirements cannot be applied directly.
General administrative assistants arrange schedules, draft documents and maintain records.
Executive secretaries manage complex schedules and senior information flow.
General positions rely on office processes, requests and records.
Executive positions require verifying senior priorities, access authority and formal authorization.
General secretaries and administrative assistants correspond to O*NET 43-6014.00: handling routine administrative matters such as schedules, calls, documents and records, and excluding the specialised duties of executive, legal and medical secretaries.
General administration assists with cross-departmental meetings, calls and material organisation.
Executive secretaries coordinate cross-departmental arrangements, but management decisions remain with the responsible person.
General positions deliver accurate schedules, documents and records.
Executive positions additionally require sensitive itineraries, decision materials and complex handoffs.
General position experience does not automatically grant access to legal, medical or executive information.
43-6014 is a separate occupation; the position's specific software, confidentiality and authorization still follow the employer.
Legal documents, medical records, executive materials and personal information are handled per the institution's rules.
Mis-sent documents, commitments beyond authority or leaks of sensitive materials are escalated per institutional procedures.
The separate US 43-6014 wage and employment statistics cannot be used to infer Chinese position pay.
When comparing sub-occupations, look at the clients served, the material types, the professional terminology and the authority responsibility.
Before applying, verify whether the position is general administration and check the clients served, document types, meeting volume, authority, tools and pay unit.
Whether the request source and deadline are clear.
Ask who requests it, who approves it and when delivery is needed.
How information and document authority are verified.
Confirm who may view, edit, send, retain and destroy.
How schedule conflicts and versions are handled.
Verify priorities, alternative times, the approver and the final version.
How sensitive information or professional issues are escalated.
Legal, medical and executive matters go to the corresponding professional or authorized responsible person.
Whether the position's workload and pay basis are clear.
Verify meeting volume, overtime, remote arrangements, benefits and the pay unit.
Whether a low-risk simulation exercise can be done first.
Use completely fictional schedules and document versions for conflict checking and handoff, without real contact data.
This occupation is 43-6014 general secretaries and administrative assistants; executive, legal and medical secretaries are three other separate occupations.
The first four lines compare O*NET 43-6011, 43-6012, 43-6013 and 43-9061; the last two lines are internal emphases on scheduling and records within general administrative positions.
Compare the requesting parties, document types, system authority and delivery responsibility; each occupation's wage must be read from its own separate row.
Executive support more often handles complex itineraries, sensitive materials and senior collaboration; management decisions still rest with the responsible person.
Those who prefer complex schedules should verify senior access authority and confidentiality responsibility.
Deliver executive schedules and meeting materials.
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (43-6011)
Legal support focuses on legal documents, case schedules and confidential records, and legal opinions are given by qualified staff.
Those who prefer legal document processes should add terminology and confidentiality training.
Deliver legal administrative materials reviewed by a lawyer.
Legal secretaries and administrative assistants (43-6012)
Medical support handles appointments, medical records and medical terminology; judgments about diagnosis and treatment are made by medical staff.
Those who prefer medical processes should verify privacy, terminology and system authority.
Deliver appointments and medical administrative records.
Medical secretaries and administrative assistants (43-6013)
General office clerks handle varied documents, office equipment and reception matters; their tasks overlap with 43-6014 secretary tasks but the classification differs.
Those who prefer general office processes should verify the specific employer's duties.
Deliver administrative records and coordination results.
General office clerks (43-9061)
Part of general administration, focusing on meeting invitations, venues and attendee conflict checking.
Those willing to manage multiple parties' time can do the fictional scheduling exercise.
Form confirmed schedules and change records.
Within general administration: schedule coordination
Part of general administration, focusing on document versions, authorized sending and retrievable records.
Those willing to verify details repeatedly can do the fictional version exercise.
Form traceable documents and records.
Within general administration: document management
This occupation's schedule and document tasks can be compared with the three specialised secretary groups and office clerks, and changing positions requires verifying the new position's authority.
People preparing to enter administrative support positions
First learn scheduling, documents, records, confidentiality and position boundaries; AI is only for fictional low-risk practice.
People handling meetings and documents under guidance
Use fictional requests to practise conflict checking, version control and authorized sending, and do not upload real contacts.
People with secretarial or administrative experience
Draft summaries with tools in institutionally approved environments, but verify attendees, dates, versions and professional terminology item by item.
Service leads and records administrators
First verify the vendor, access control, retention period, human reviewer and mis-send escalation; deployment requires organizational approval.
Insufficient evidence: no AI adoption rate, replacement rate or disappearance year has been obtained for the separate 43-6014 general secretary occupation. Text tools can assist with schedule candidates, transcription and summaries; staff verify requests, versions, recipients and authority, and legal, medical and executive specialised materials have their own occupational and authorization boundaries.
BLS: general secretaries and administrative assistants
The separate 43-6014 occupational scope; does not measure AI adoption.
BLS: 2025–2035 separate occupational projection
US employment change that cannot be attributed to AI.
ILO: generative AI occupational exposure research
Cross-occupation task exposure, not a replacement rate for secretaries.
GPTs are GPTs task research
Text task potential does not predict institutional purchasing timing.
WEF: Future of Jobs Report 2025
Employer expectations are not equal to change that has already occurred in 43-6014.
NIST: Generative AI Risk Management Profile
A general risk framework that does not replace institutional information authority.
O*NET: general administrative assistant tasks
The 43-6014 occupational schedule, document and records context.
Separate documents that can be drafted from deliverables that require verified identity, versions, professional facts and authority.
Can generate meeting minute outlines without sensitive materials in approved environments.
Staff verify the original recording, attendees, decisions and distribution list.
Can suggest time windows and reminders.
Staff verify calendar conflicts, time zones, venue and approval.
Can organise anonymous file directories.
Administrators verify real document versions, authority and retention rules.
Occupational tasks, exposure research, employer surveys and risk frameworks have different research objects and cannot be assembled into an occupational automation rate.
Task exposure estimates are not equal to actual employer deployment.
International Labour Organization: generative AI and jobs
Cross-country and cross-occupation task exposure
About a quarter of workers worldwide are in occupations exposed to generative AI; the highest gradient accounts for about 3.3% of global employment.
Task potential is not the actual unemployment rate.
《GPTs are GPTs》
US occupational task descriptions
The paper estimates that about 80% of workers have at least 10% of tasks potentially affected and about 19% have at least 50% of tasks potentially affected.
Employer expectations are not equal to actual change in secretary occupations.
World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025
Employers in multiple economies on jobs and skills
The survey is not a 43-6014 deployment rate.
A general risk framework does not replace information systems.
NIST Generative AI Risk Management Profile
Cross-scenario generative AI risks
Emphasizes error verification, privacy, monitoring and human responsibility.
Occupational materials describe tasks and do not measure AI deployment.
O*NET 43-6014 general administrative profile
Documents, schedules, records and external communication
The material authority of executive, legal and medical secretaries is verified separately.
Exposure indicates task potential and does not show that the institution permits uploading sensitive documents.
Adoption rates must be measured by employer; this page has no exact value for 43-6014.
Employment is also affected by industry demand, processes and staff turnover and cannot be inferred from exposure research alone.
The available materials are insufficient to assert whether the whole occupation of general secretaries and administrative assistants will be replaced. Models can be tried for drafting summaries; document sending, professional terminology and sensitive materials still require review by responsible staff.
O*NET 43-6014 work and the NIST risk framework
Usually first learn documents, scheduling, communication, records and confidentiality; programming is not a uniform entry requirement.
BLS 43-6014 entry categories
The editorial suggestion is to try text drafting and transcription; no measured order of task impact for 43-6014 has been obtained, and complex coordination and responsibility handoffs still require verifying staff authority.
Method limitations of GPTs are GPTs
BLS 2025–2035 projects 43-6014 employment falling from 1,889.8 thousand to 1,775.7 thousand (-6.0%); the change cannot be attributed to AI.
BLS EP 43-6014 separate occupational row
No. Legal, medical and executive sensitive matters are handled according to the corresponding professional and authorization chains.
O*NET 43-6014 and the NIST risk framework
No credible source gives an occupational disappearance year; task potential is not a deployment timeline.
Method limitations of cross-occupation task exposure
Prioritize accurate records, versions, scheduling, communication and authority; AI tools are only support.
BLS/O*NET tasks and employer systems
AI handles only institutionally approved low-risk materials; every output has a clear reviewer.
Confirm the requester, purpose, deadline and material level.
Use only approved systems and necessary materials, and use completely fictional content for practice.
Check the original request, calendar, document version and professional terminology.
Record the model draft, human edits, approver and recipients.
Sensitive materials or professional opinions go to authorized staff.
The model fabricates meeting decisions or changes professional terminology.
Check against the original meeting record and approved draft; do not send what cannot be verified.
Contacts and sensitive attachments are uploaded to external tools.
Per institutional approval, minimum necessity and access control; private uploading is prohibited.
The summary omits the document version or deadline.
Keep the original, version number, owner and review time point.
The model mixes different meetings or client records.
Verify identifiers and sources item by item; real materials are not used for open practice.
A commitment beyond authority is written into an outgoing email.
Pause the sending, refer to the responsible person for approval and record the correction.
Administrative staff verify the request and authority; the model only drafts non-sensitive content.
Organize request items to verify
When trying it, compare missed items, errors and time after human review; reducing missed items has not been validated for this occupation, and tools cannot decide priorities or authorization.
Coordination staff verify attendees and time zones.
Generate schedule candidates
Flags conflicts; cannot send externally on its own.
The document owner verifies the original, terminology and version.
Draft document outlines
When trying it, compare drafting time and terminology errors after human review; speed-up has not been validated for this occupation, and professional review must still be completed by responsible staff.
The records administrator verifies identity and access rules.
Organize file directories
The editorial suggestion is to try classification retrieval and check mismatches; retrieval effectiveness has not been validated for this occupation, and tools must not set access authority privately.
The responsible person verifies decisions, owners and deadlines.
Generate minute outlines
Can help summarise; cannot fabricate decisions.
Staff verify receipts, versions and reasons for change.
Summarise anonymous pending task progress
The editorial suggestion is to try reminder drafts and check dates and recipients; reminder effectiveness has not been validated for this occupation, and it cannot close items independently.
Authorized staff verify sensitive signals and escalate.
Generate a fictional mis-send review checklist
Flags items to verify; does not replace real handling.
Measure whether missed items are reduced without increasing mis-sends, fabricated decisions, leaks or delays; deployment and professional responsibility rest with the institution and staff.
68,919 yuan/year
2025 urban private leasing and business services annual average wage.
2025 above-scale enterprise broad average wage for clerical and related personnel, spanning industries and specific positions.
The 2025 above-scale enterprise broad pre-tax annual average for professional and technical personnel is 155,491 yuan, covering professional and technical positions across industries and not equivalent to a general administrative assistant.
2025 all-industry average wage for urban non-private units.
2025 all-industry average wage for urban private units.
Business services is industry background and cannot serve as the wage of a general administrative assistant.
Insufficient evidence: a comparable 2025 national wage for Chinese general secretaries and administrative assistants has not been obtained.
US 43-6014 has no one-to-one correspondence with Chinese job titles and statistical tables; no median or starting wage is filled in.
There is no reliable evidence quantifying the effect of AI on the wages of Chinese general secretaries.
This page did not adopt a single hiring offer whose position identity, duties, region, hours and pay basis can all be verified.
Verify against the target position and the employer's original text
General secretaries and administrative assistants; excludes specialised executive, legal and medical positions
First determine the clients served, document types and material authority.
A high school diploma or equivalent
BLS 43-6014 typical entry education and short-term on-the-job training
This category reflects the typical US national situation; specific employers decide otherwise.
Schedule, document and records ability
Meeting arrangements, document versions, information handoffs
A tool certificate does not automatically grant access to sensitive materials.
Moving in from adjacent positions
Experience at reception, in records management or in office support
Changing positions requires adding employer systems, confidentiality and process training.
General office
Schedule, document, records and call support.
Executive support
Adjacent but separate 43-6011; authority and tasks are verified separately.
Legal and medical settings
They belong to 43-6012 and 43-6013 respectively and are not mixed into 43-6014 wages.
BLS 2025–2035 projections table 43-6014｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
General administrative assistant positions in China: identity and wage boundaries
Verify the actual duties, material types, working hours and pay unit; this page did not adopt a single hiring offer.
Industry and broad job category wages cannot infer this occupation's exact median.
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wages｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/xxgk/sjfb/zxfb2020/202605/t20260515_1963707.html
China 2025 pre-tax annual averages: all industries non-private 129,441 yuan, all industries private 71,590 yuan, above-scale enterprise clerical category 94,936 yuan; pre-tax includes personal income tax, social insurance and housing fund deductions. Urban units are legal entities with 5 or more people, excluding sole proprietors and freelancers; above-scale enterprises have their own 16 industry categories and size thresholds. Insufficient evidence: no exact national wage for Chinese general secretaries has been obtained, and industry or broad job category means cannot serve as a median, starting wage or individual contract.
Insufficient evidence: no Chinese hiring sample with a verifiable occupational identity has been obtained; no position offer is provided, and general secretaries differ from executive, legal and medical support.
No offer provided: general administration and executive, legal and medical support have different duties.
China hiring verification: pay basis not obtained
No offer provided: region, hours and benefits are not verified.
China hiring verification: material authority not obtained
No offer provided: access authority and confidentiality responsibility must be verified.
Similar administrative positions cannot be mixed to calculate wages; first verify identity, duties and period.
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wages｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/xxgk/sjfb/zxfb2020/202605/t20260515_1963707.html
BLS projects a 6.0% employment decline for SOC 43-6014 in 2025–2035, a net decrease of 114.1 thousand
US 2025 SOC 43-6014 median annual wage 47,540 USD
The O*NET 2025 43-6014 10th percentile annual wage is 33,280 USD; it is not a uniform starting wage.；O*NET 2025 wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/43-6014.00
38,830 USD/year (2025 P25)
The O*NET 2025 43-6014 25th percentile annual wage is 38,830 USD.；O*NET 2025 wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/43-6014.00
The BLS 2025 43-6014 median annual wage is 47,540 USD.；O*NET 2025 wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/43-6014.00
58,000 USD/year (2025 P75)
The O*NET 2025 43-6014 75th percentile annual wage is 58,000 USD.；O*NET 2025 wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/43-6014.00
66,350 USD/year (2025 P90)
The O*NET 2025 43-6014 90th percentile annual wage is 66,350 USD.；O*NET 2025 wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/43-6014.00
The BLS EP 43-6014 base period is 1,889.8 thousand; the OEWS 2025 survey employment is 1,706,790, a different statistical system.；BLS projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
BLS EP 43-6014 employment falls from 1,889.8 thousand to 1,775.7 thousand, a net decrease of 114.1 thousand (-6.0%).；BLS projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
The BLS EP 43-6014 annual average openings are 163.9 thousand, including replacements from job changes and exits.；BLS projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
US exact occupational wages do not represent Chinese positions, after-tax income or a specific contract.
The BLS 2025 43-6014 median is 47,540 USD and projected employment falls 6.0%.
The OEWS and EP populations and purposes differ, so the two employment figures cannot be used to calculate change.
OEWS and EP statistical purposes
Wages are affected by region, industry, working hours and duties.
Position and hours
Executive, legal and medical secretaries belong to three other occupations and cannot be mixed into 43-6014.
Occupational boundaries
BLS projects a 6.0% employment decline for SOC 43-6014 in 2025–2035, a net decrease of 114.1 thousand
Primary and secondary schools
44,550 USD/year (2023 average)
BLS 2023: primary and secondary school industry 43-6014 survey employment 221,190, mean annual wage 44,550 USD.；BLS 2023 industry wages｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes436014.htm
Local government (excluding schools and hospitals)
49,830 USD/year (2023 average)
BLS 2023: survey employment 114,690 in this industry for 43-6014, mean annual wage 49,830 USD.；BLS 2023 industry wages｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes436014.htm
Colleges and universities
47,170 USD/year (2023 average)
BLS 2023: college and university industry 43-6014 survey employment 94,920, mean annual wage 47,170 USD.；BLS 2023 industry wages｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes436014.htm
Employment services
43,630 USD/year (2023 average)
BLS 2023: employment services industry 43-6014 survey employment 59,800, mean annual wage 43,630 USD.；BLS 2023 industry wages｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes436014.htm
No. This median is the midpoint of the US 43-6014 wage distribution.
No. Individual wages also require verifying region, hours, duties and benefits.
The BLS 2025 OEWS 43-6014 survey employment is 1,706,790, with a mean hourly wage of 23.73 USD, a mean annual wage of 49,350 USD and a median hourly wage of 22.86 USD; the EP base-period employment comes from a different table.
2023 industry averages cannot explain the change in the 2025 national median.
US 2025 SOC 43-6014 median annual wage 47,540 USD
P10 33,280 USD, not a uniform starting wage.
Median 47,540 USD, which does not represent a specific employer contract.
P90 66,350 USD, which is not equal to a management grade.
Fit is judged by whether one is willing to verify schedules, documents, versions and authority and hand over clearly, not by personality type.
Occupational interests can help you ask whether you like organising information and supporting others; they do not predict hiring.
Interest tests only suggest exploration directions; job performance depends on accuracy, priorities and review.
The Big Five is not direct proof of paperwork accuracy; what can be observed is checking and error correction.
This page has no causal evidence linking personality scores to 43-6014 work performance.
Turn good at communicating into whether you can confirm requests, explain conflicts and give timely feedback.
The current interest indicators for O*NET 43-6014.00 rank Conventional C 99, Enterprising E 53 and Social S 44 highest; these describe occupational task interests and are not individual match scores or a hiring line.
This page has not obtained validated evidence of MBTI predicting scheduling or records management performance. The editorial suggestion is to experience conflict and version handling with fictional tasks; this has not been shown to predict better than personality assessment.
The interest clue is being willing to organise details, support collaboration and keep confidentiality.
There is no reliable evidence that a particular MBTI type is better suited to general secretaries.
The Conventional clue is organising information by procedure; the Enterprising and Social clues are coordinating arrangements and serving others. Occupational interest indicators do not predict individual hiring or performance.
C—E—S is used to explore task preferences in general administration and is not an appointment credential; it cannot be applied directly to executive, legal and medical secretaries.
Treating type as a hiring standard, or rejecting a direction on that basis, filters out people who could be trained; this page does not support such use.
This page has not obtained validated prediction of the Enneagram for professional document quality. The editorial suggestion is to observe version verification and the confidentiality process and not to treat the exercise as a performance guarantee.
There is no validated data on Enneagram type and quality in this separate occupation.
Replacing position task review with personality labels conceals differences in professional terminology and authority.
Reasoning ability shows in identifying schedule conflicts, missing attachments and version differences; no IQ threshold is needed.
BLS/O*NET set no uniform IQ hiring line.
Getting the timing right still does not mean being able to handle legal, medical or executive sensitive information independently.
This page does not use a uniform emotional intelligence score threshold. The editorial suggestion is to practise listening, confidentiality and prompt escalation, without comparing assessment validity.
O*NET gives no emotional intelligence hiring threshold.
Concealing mis-sends or commitments beyond authority to maintain relationships expands the loss.
Tests help you ask questions; a formal position also requires verified professional knowledge and material authority.
Fit is shown by accurate records, priorities, communication and responsibility for versions.
General office clerk direction
Prefers general documents, records and office support; actual tasks must be verified against the target position.
General office clerks 43-9061 and this occupation 43-6014 are different occupations, and changing positions requires verifying the specific employer's processes and authority.
Executive support direction
Prefers complex itineraries, sensitive materials and senior collaboration.
Executive information access and management decisions require separate authorization.
Legal assistant related direction
Prefers legal documents and case processes; changing positions requires verifying legal assistant tasks.
Paralegals and legal secretaries have different duties, and legal opinions are given by professionals.
Medical records related direction
Prefers medical record data and information systems; changing positions requires verifying medical records position credentials.
Medical records technicians and medical secretaries have different duties, and diagnostic judgments are made by medical staff.
Front desk and reception direction
Prefers visitor reception, call routing and information confirmation.
Must not commit on professional or management matters beyond authority.
Documents and records direction
Willing to manage versions, authority and retrieval.
Part of administrative support; the records system is authorized by the institution.
This page has no validated best personality template. The editorial suggestion is to experience accurate records and review and not to infer hiring or performance from type or paper tasks.
Yes. Introverts can also perform through clear written handoffs.
Yes. Extroversion does not guarantee accurate documents and schedules.
There is no best MBTI type.
Occupational interests are not hiring scores.
No. Personality scores do not grant sensitive information access.
Can identify time conflicts, wrong attachments and authority gaps.
The editorial suggestion is to practise clear communication and prompt escalation under emotional pressure; no comparison with the predictive validity of personality assessment has been obtained.
The Enneagram can only be used for reflection, not as evidence for appointment.
Compare the accuracy of fictional schedules, document versions and handoff cards.
Willing to keep verifying details under frequent requests.
If you are unwilling to respect confidentiality and authorization boundaries, first verify the position requirements.
Complete the fictional task: request, conflict, version, approval and handoff.
O*NET sub-occupation tasks do not predict individual performance.
Occupational interest materials are not hiring thresholds.
The typical BLS 43-6014 entry is a high school diploma or equivalent with short-term on-the-job training; employer requirements are verified separately.
O*NET 43-6014 describes only general administrative tasks.
The BLS occupational handbook explains the boundaries of the four sub-occupations.
Executive secretary tasks are used to compare complex schedules.
Legal secretary tasks are used to compare legal documents.
Medical secretary tasks are used to compare medical records.
The risk list is used to identify errors and escalation actions in schedules, documents, records, privacy and commitments beyond authority; specific systems follow the institution.
Key risks are meeting conflicts, wrong document versions, sensitive material leakage, mistaken professional terminology, commitments beyond authority and fabricated AI summaries. The six examples are fictional and do not represent incidence rates.
O*NET 43-6014 describes this occupation's tasks; BLS distinguishes executive, legal and medical secretaries; Chinese information processing follows applicable law and institutional systems.
The requester, attendees and coordinating staff.
The meeting misses key people or the venue, affecting decisions and service.
Before sending invitations, verify the time zone, venue, participants and other bookings; conflicts are referred to the requester to choose an alternative time.
Two meetings share one room with a 30-minute overlap.
The document owner, recipients and the institution.
Outdated clauses or unapproved content are adopted and are hard to trace later.
Verify the version number, approver, attachments and distribution list; keep the correction and receipts.
The v2 draft is sent as the v3 approved version.
Contacts, clients and the records administrator.
Legal, medical, executive or personal information may be disclosed beyond authority.
Verify the recipients and access authority and share only necessary content; mis-sends are reported immediately per the system.
A meeting attachment containing a client list is sent to an unrelated group.
Lawyers, medical staff, executives or business owners.
The meaning of legal documents, medical records or decision materials may change.
Do not change professional conclusions without authorization; mark uncertain items and refer them to the corresponding professionals for review.
The transcription changes an important professional term into a near-homophone.
The requester, partners and the institution.
Unapproved timing, prices or matters are treated as formal commitments.
Communicate only authorized information; refer anything beyond scope to the responsible person for confirmation and keep a record.
A contract date that has not been approved is promised on the phone.
Attendees, administrative staff and the information owner.
The minutes mix in decisions that do not exist or leak sensitive materials.
Draft only in approved environments and verify the original records, decisions and recipients item by item.
The model mixes two meetings and writes an approval that does not exist.
The BLS four sub-occupation descriptions and O*NET general administrative tasks do not provide incidence rates for these risks.
The BLS occupational handbook is used to distinguish clients served and professional settings and does not replace employer authority.
China's Personal Information Protection Law provides a general framework, and specific systems are verified by the institution.
The NIST generative AI risk framework flags output verification and material protection.
The scenarios are all fictional exercises and do not constitute legal, medical or information security handling procedures.
| Legal secretaries and administrative assistants |
| Arrange case schedules and prepare legal documents |
| Verify legal terminology and records confidentiality training |
| Present fictional document version verification |
| Legal opinions are given by professionals |
| Medical secretaries and administrative assistants | Handle appointments and medical administrative records | Verify medical terminology, medical record systems and privacy training | Present a fictional appointment handoff | Diagnosis and treatment decisions are made by medical staff |
| Front desk information service | Receive visitors, route calls and record visitor requests | Verify communication accuracy and access rules | Present a fictional reception process | Does not replace professional secretary duties |
No single Chinese employer posting was used
This round did not obtain a posting whose sub-occupation identity, authority, duties and pay can all be verified; no national threshold is inferred.
Verify the clients served, document types, confidentiality requirements and pay basis item by item.
The use of fictional work
The M1–M6 exercise only shows conflict checking and version verification; it does not prove access to real sensitive materials.
All names, meetings, documents and dates are fictional.
BLS 43-6014 occupational boundaries
BLS 43-6014 is a separate occupation of general secretaries and administrative assistants, excluding executive, legal and medical secretaries.
US occupational classifications are not equal to a specific employer's hiring requirements.
Employer process verification
The position may require calendar, document, records and specialised system training.
A certificate does not automatically grant document approval, medical or legal judgment, or executive decision authority.
Fictional materials: two meetings and one document version
M1｜A completely fictional organisation. Meeting A on Wednesday is in room R from 10:00–11:00 and is confirmed; meeting B requests the same room R from 10:30–11:30.
M2｜The room overlap between the two meetings is 10:30–11:00, 30 minutes in total; the invitation for B cannot be sent directly.
M3｜The responsible person has approved document v3; v2 is an old draft. Before sending, the attachment version, approval record and recipients must be verified.
M4｜Alternative: provided room R is available and the participants confirm, move B to 11:00–12:00; this does not overlap with A.
M5｜Attachment P contains an internal contact list and may only go to authorized attendees; it must not be forwarded to all contacts just because the meeting invitation needs materials.
M6｜If the new time slot is not confirmed by the participants and the responsible person and the status of room R has not been re-verified, mark it as to be verified and do not write the alternative time as an approved arrangement.
Task: conflict, version and authority
T1｜Point out the conflicting period and minutes in M1 and propose an alternative time meeting the conditions in M4.
T2｜Judge whether v2 or v3 should be sent; list the recipients of M5/M6 and the approval items to verify.
Reference answer and boundaries
A 10:00–11:00 and B 10:30–11:30 overlap in room R from 10:30–11:00, 30 minutes. Moving B to 11:00–12:00 removes the conflict, but the venue and people must be verified again.
The approved v3 should be the candidate version for sending; v2 cannot serve as the formal version. P goes only to authorized recipients, with access restricted separately if needed.
If the alternative time is not confirmed, do not send a formal invitation; record who approved, which version, the recipients and the final receipt.
Review checklist
Use fictional materials only; verify the 30-minute overlap, the approval status of v3, the authority for P and the unconfirmed status of B.
Request logging card
List the time and place of A and B, the requesters and the confirmation status.
Contains no real contacts.
Conflict and alternatives table
Calculate the 10:30–11:00 overlap as 30 minutes and propose the conditional alternative of 11:00–12:00.
Verify the room and participants first.
Version verification page
Record that v3 is approved, that v2 is an old draft and the restrictions on attachment P.
Must not send externally without approval.
Handoff notes
List facts, items to verify, the approver, the recipients and the receipt separately.
An unconfirmed alternative is not marked as a final arrangement.
| Stage | Possible assessment | Observed evidence | Boundary of use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview: conflict judgment | How long do the two meetings overlap | 10:30–11:00, 30 minutes in total | Verify that it is the same room |
| Interview: alternative time | When should B move to avoid the conflict | 11:00–12:00 avoids A, but the room and people must be verified | Does not send without confirmation |
| Trial: document version | Which of v2 and v3 can be sent | v3 is approved; the attachments and recipients must still be verified | v2 is an old draft |
| Handoff: sensitive attachment | Can P be sent to a group | Only authorized recipients may access it | Follow institutional authority |
Day one
Read M1–M6 and list the requests, authorizations and conditions to verify.
Day two
Calculate the meeting overlap as 10:30–11:00, 30 minutes in total.
Day three
Write the alternative of B from 11:00–12:00 with venue and participant verification.
Day four
Verify the version difference between the approved v3 and the old draft v2.
Day five
Write a minimum necessary recipient list for attachment P.
Day six
Write unconfirmed items and the approver into a handoff card.
Day seven
Organize the fictional work and verify the target sub-occupation, authority and contract.
| Credentials / status | Who it mainly suits | Practical role in job seeking | Whether it is a general hiring threshold | Application / registration conditions | Level of investment | Important limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General secretary position scope | People applying for 43-6014 general secretary positions | Clarify schedules, documents, records and authority | Typical US high school diploma or equivalent with short-term on-the-job training | Specific employers are verified separately | Before starting the position | Does not grant specialised legal, medical or executive authority |
| Office tool training | People handling calendars, documents and records | Improve record and retrieval accuracy | Common ability for general positions | Verify the actual software | Can be practised in a short period | A tool certificate does not grant approval authority |
| Legal terminology and confidentiality | People moving into legal administrative positions | Recognize legal documents and case schedules | Relevant only to the target position | Verify employer training | According to the position arrangement | Must not give legal opinions |
| Medical terminology and privacy | People moving into medical administrative positions | Handle appointments, medical records and information authority | Relevant only to the target position | Verify institutional and system rules | According to the position arrangement | Must not make judgments about diagnosis or treatment |
| Executive support experience | People serving senior management | Manage complex schedules and sensitive materials | US BLS: executive secretaries usually need several years of related administrative experience; EP classifies the requirement as less than 5 years | Verify the responsible person's authorization | Accumulated experience | Must not replace senior decision making |
| Data and information protection | Who may access contacts and files | Verify permissions, versions and escalation of misdirected messages | Per location and institutional policy | Verify processes and training | Ongoing refresher training | Never forward sensitive materials privately |
M1–M6 are fictional desk exercises and do not authorize handling real legal, medical or executive materials.
BLS 43-6014 is a standalone occupation for general secretaries and administrative assistants; entry and permissions for a specific role are verified with the employer.
Misdirected messages, sensitive materials or out-of-scope commitments are escalated through real institutional processes.
U.S. 43-6014 wages, employment and openings cannot be extrapolated to Chinese wages or to an individual's hiring probability.
Insufficient evidence: no Chinese precise posting in which the general secretary identity, duties, permissions and pay are all verifiable was adopted; a uniform threshold is not inferred from a single role.
M1–M6 are not employer exam questions; a real role must be verified for documents, systems, confidentiality, working hours and pay unit.
The three tracks and four stages are an editorial task model, not uniform years, grades or automatic promotion. The general administrative track corresponds to this occupation; the executive track and the legal/medical track are moves into other standalone occupations and require separate verification of training, experience and institutional authorization.
Registers requests, checks times and document versions, and hands off accurately under supervision.
Stage one | Day-to-day administrative assistance
Independently coordinates routine schedules, documents and files, handles conflicts and keeps records.
Stage two | Routine administrative support
Handles multi-department schedules, sensitive materials and complex priorities, and reviews the deliverables of others.
Stage three | Complex coordination and review
Maintains processes, staff training and information quality under a formal appointment.
Stage four | Head of administrative support
First verify whether the target is a 43-6014 general secretary; present your work using the fictional M1–M6 30-minute conflict, the v3 approval and attachment P permissions.
Tool certificates can document training but do not by themselves grant access to legal, medical or executive materials or professional signing authority.
BLS 43-6014 is a standalone occupation; executive, legal and medical secretaries have separate classifications.
This page does not infer a uniform threshold from a single posting; job seekers should verify the service recipients, document types, confidentiality, working hours and pay basis.
Typical entry for BLS 43-6014 is a high school diploma or equivalent plus short-term on-the-job training; specific employers are verified separately.
O*NET 43-6014 is used only for general administrative scheduling, document and filing tasks; executive, legal and medical work is verified separately.
The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook distinguishes four types of secretary roles and the related training.
The fictional exercises only demonstrate conflict and version handling; real sensitive materials follow employer policy.
Learn office tools and confidentiality rules
Practice prioritization and handoff
Fictional conflict triage and version cards
Registers requests and maintains files and meeting lists.
Administrative assistance
Verify employer system permissions
Build cross-department collaboration
Sample accurate invitations, documents and acknowledgements
Independently handles routine schedules, documents, files and reception.
Administrative assistant
Add quality review and training skills
Support newcomers
Conflict resolution, error correction and process records
Coordinates complex requests and reviews key versions and material access.
Senior administrative support
Requires formal management authorization
Can move into administrative services management
Task allocation, permissions and remediation records
Maintains processes and quality under an appointment.
Head of office support
Verify confidentiality training
Practice multi-party confirmation
Fictional complex calendar and sensitivity-level cards
Confirms participants, time zones and materials under guidance.
Scheduling assistance
Verify the responsible person's authorization
Build judgment on priorities
Sample versions, approvals and handoffs
Coordinates senior schedules and the flow of decision materials.
Executive administrative assistant
Add senior-level communication and information control
Mentor collaborators
Change and risk retrospectives
Handles unexpected changes and cross-department sensitive materials.
Senior executive support
Requires a formal management appointment
Does not replace executive decisions
Authorization matrix and quality records
Coordinates teams and processes under an appointment.
Head of the executive office
Verify legal or medical role requirements
Practice flagging uncertainties
Fictional pending-verification terminology cards
Learns terminology and records rules in the target field.
Specialized document assistance
Verify institutional privacy and system permissions
Build domain processes
Document versions and access records
Handles schedules and records under the guidance of professionals.
Legal or medical administrative assistant
Add specialized regulatory training
Support newcomers
Anonymized error correction and process records
Reviews terminology, permissions and cross-team handoffs.
Specialized support backbone
Requires formal institutional authorization
Professional opinions are still issued by professionals
Confidentiality review and quality improvement
Maintains processes and training under an appointment.
Head of a specialized office
BLS 2025–2035 projects the standalone U.S. 43-6014 occupation: employment falls from 1,889.8 thousand to 1,775.7 thousand, a net decline of 114.1 thousand (-6.0%), with 163.9 thousand average annual openings; trends differ by sub-occupation.
United States nationwide; only 43-6014 general secretaries and administrative assistants, excluding executive, legal and medical secretaries.
2025 base year through the 2035 projection year.
BLS 43-6014 standalone occupation: 1,889.8 thousand employed in 2025 and 1,775.7 thousand in 2035.
Official displayed values are rounded and use the change column; the trend describes 43-6014 only.
U.S. general secretary standalone occupation employment and ten-year change
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (43-6014) standalone line.
1,889.8 thousand to 1,775.7 thousand; a net decline of 114.1 thousand (-6.0%)
United States nationwide, general secretary standalone occupation.
BLS 2025–2035 annual average projection.
About 163.9 thousand openings per year on average, including replacement needs from transfers and exits.
Annual openings are not net new jobs, nor the current number of hires.
U.S. 43-6014 general secretaries and administrative assistants average annual openings
The 43-6014 standalone line, i.e. this occupation's average annual openings.
About 163.9 thousand per year
Mainland China urban units; industry and broad occupational group.
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 wage statistics.
Leasing and business services: 110,162 yuan in non-private units and 68,919 yuan in private units; the clerical and related workers broad group: 94,936 yuan.
Insufficient evidence: no comparable standalone employment projection for general secretaries in China was obtained; the broad industry and broad occupational group pre-tax annual averages cover other occupations and are not this occupation's median, starting pay, contract or growth rate.
China business services industry and clerical worker wages (background)
Both the industry and the broad occupational group cover other occupations.
Business services industry: 110,162 yuan in non-private and 68,919 yuan in private units; the clerical broad group 94,936 yuan
BLS 2025–2035 table, the 43-6014 standalone line; executive, legal and medical secretaries have separate lines.
BLS openings include replacement needs; the total cannot be used to infer hiring in any single sub-occupation.
The National Bureau of Statistics 2025 broad wage is not a standalone wage for Chinese secretaries.
O*NET 43-6014 describes general administrative tasks for this occupation and does not represent the other three categories.
Requires added experience with complex senior schedules and sensitive materials.
Shares schedules, documents and communication.
Medium: service recipients and permissions increase.
Requires added legal research, document work and professional division of labor; a legal secretary is not a paralegal.
Shares document version checking, schedule coordination and information confidentiality; legal documents and legal research must be learned separately.
Medium-high: core specialized tasks change.
Requires added medical coding, record systems and role credentials; a medical secretary is not a records technician.
Shares record maintenance, scheduling and access-permission checks; medical coding and medical record standards must be learned separately.
Medium-high: data management responsibilities differ.
Requires verification of general office equipment and employer processes.
Shares schedules, documents and files.
Medium: the focus of duties differs.
Requires added visitor reception, call transfer and service processes.
Shares communication and information confirmation.
Medium: reception becomes a core output.
Requires added handling of multi-party time conflicts and priorities.
Shares calendars and meeting support.
Low: internal deepening.
Requires added version, permission and retrieval skills.
Shares document and filing processes.
Low to medium: internal deepening.
Requires added team task allocation and process review.
Shares administrative support and handoff.
Medium: added coordination responsibility.
Insufficient evidence: no precise nationwide wage for general secretaries in China was obtained. NBS2025 non-private/private business services pre-tax annual averages are 110,162/68,919 yuan, and the above-scale clerical broad group is 94,936 yuan, covering other occupations, for background only.
The 2025 median annual wage for 43-6014 is 47,540 USD; P10 33,280 and P90 66,350 USD.
BLS 2025–2035 for 43-6014: employment falls from 1,889.8 thousand to 1,775.7 thousand, -6.0%; the 163.9 thousand average annual openings include replacement needs.
No. Tools can draft summaries or scheduling options; recipients, versions and permissions are reviewed by authorized staff.
Use fictional M1–M6 meetings, documents and attachments to submit conflict triage, version checks and handoff records.
Meetings A 10:00–11:00 and B 10:30–11:30 both use Room R, overlapping by 30 minutes. Moving B to 11:00–12:00 avoids the conflict, but the venue and participants must be checked; v3 has approved it and P is limited to authorized recipients.
Executive secretary, paralegal, medical records, front desk and office coordination share skills; a move requires verifying specialized training and permissions.
This occupation is kept separate from adjacent occupations, official statistics and fictional exercises; AI only assists drafting and does not approve the sending of real documents.
BLS 43-6014 standalone occupation projection; O*NET 43-6014 describes general administration only; the China background uses National Bureau of Statistics 2025 data.
Sources for this round of occupation, wage, employment and interest data were checked on 2026-10-12; unchanged sources keep their historical review records. U.S. 2025 national statistics, 2023 industry averages, the 2025–2035 projection and the M1–M6 fictional materials are labelled separately.
The Chinese text explains the U.S. occupational classification and does not establish mutual recognition of job identity or wages between countries; real permissions, specialized documents and contracts follow the employer's original text.
Scheduling, documents, files, incoming calls and office information support.
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
O*NET OnLine
United States / International
2026 occupational profile
Precise occupational tasks and work activities
Occupation-specific
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
2026-10-02
Survey employment 1,706,790; average hourly wage 23.73 and average annual wage 49,350 USD.
OEWS and EP use different employment systems; the average wage is not the median.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States / International
May 2025
Precise occupational survey employment and average wage
Occupation-specific
OEWS and EP use different employment systems; the average wage is not the median.
2026-10-02
2025 1,889.8 thousand to 2035 1,775.7 thousand, a net decline of 114.1 thousand (-6.0%); 163.9 thousand openings per year.
Average annual openings include replacement needs; the U.S. classification does not determine hiring in China.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States / International
2025–2035
Precise occupational projection, median and typical entry-level classification
Occupation-specific
Average annual openings include replacement needs; the U.S. classification does not determine hiring in China.
2026-10-02
P10 33,280, P25 38,830, median 47,540, P75 58,000 and P90 66,350 USD.
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States / International
2025 wages
Precise occupational national annual wage percentiles
Occupation-specific
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
2026-10-02
Business services: 110,162 yuan in non-private units and 68,919 yuan in private units; the clerical broad group 94,936 yuan.
Pre-tax, including personal deductions; urban legal units and above-scale enterprises are different populations, and the industry and broad occupational groups cover other occupations.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025; published 2026-05-15
China broad industry and occupational wages
contextual
Pre-tax annual averages include personal deductions; urban legal units with 5 or more people exclude the self-employed and freelancers, above-scale enterprises are a separate population, and industry/broad occupational groups are not a standalone median, starting pay or contract for general secretaries.
2026-10-02
Verify job duties by region and employer.
No one-to-one correspondence with U.S. 43-6014 national wages can be established.
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
Mainland China
Reviewed 2026-09-28
China occupation and job verification entry point
contextual
No one-to-one correspondence with U.S. 43-6014 national wages can be established.
2026-09-28
Contact information is handled according to permissions and the principle of least necessity.
Specific institutional policies are verified separately.
National People's Congress
Mainland China
2021 law
General rules for personal information processing in China
contextual
Specific institutional policies are verified separately.
2026-09-28
Scheduling, documents, files, incoming calls and office information support.
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
Precise occupational tasks and work activities
Occupation-specific
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
2026-09-28
2025 1,889.8 thousand to 2035 1,775.7 thousand, a net decline of 114.1 thousand (-6.0%); 163.9 thousand openings per year.
Average annual openings include replacement needs; the U.S. classification does not determine hiring in China.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2025–2035
Precise occupational projection, median and typical entry-level classification
Occupation-specific
Average annual openings include replacement needs; the U.S. classification does not determine hiring in China.
2026-10-02
Verify job duties by region and employer.
No one-to-one correspondence with U.S. 43-6014 national wages can be established.
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
Mainland China
Reviewed 2026-09-28
China occupation and job verification entry point
contextual
No one-to-one correspondence with U.S. 43-6014 national wages can be established.
2026-09-28
Scheduling, documents, files, incoming calls and office information support.
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
Precise occupational tasks and work activities
Occupation-specific
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
2026-09-28
Text task potential differs from actual deployment.
Not equal to the job displacement rate for 43-6014.
Not equal to the job displacement rate for 43-6014.
International Labour Organization
International
2025 study
Cross-occupational task exposure
contextual
Not equal to the job displacement rate for 43-6014.
2026-09-28
Used to organize the task breakdown, exercise boundaries and decision prompts for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (Except Legal, Medical, and Executive); factual parts still follow the official sources on the same page.
Used to organize the task breakdown, exercise boundaries and decision prompts for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (Except Legal, Medical, and Executive); factual parts still follow the official sources on the same page.
FermatMind
As described on the page
Editorial time point for this page
editorial_reasoning
Editorial synthesis
Editorial recommendations and fictional exercises, not official occupational statistics or legally binding credential conclusions.
Editorial time point for this page
Verify errors, privacy and liability.
Does not replace institutional permissions and review.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
United States / International
2024
General risks of generative AI
contextual
Does not replace institutional permissions and review.
2026-09-28
Methodological background only.
Potential task impact is not equal to actual job losses.
Research paper
United States
2023
U.S. occupational task exposure
contextual
Potential task impact is not equal to actual job losses.
2026-09-28
Cross-occupational background only.
Not the precise adoption rate for 43-6014.
World Economic Forum
International
2025
Employer expectations survey
contextual
Not the precise adoption rate for 43-6014.
2026-09-28
General secretaries handle routine administrative functions and exclude specialized legal, medical and executive duties.
Specific job duties and tools depend on the employer.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States / International
2026 update
Task boundaries between general administration and the other three secretary categories
contextual
Specific job duties and tools depend on the employer.
2026-10-02
Scheduling, documents, files, incoming calls and office information support.
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
Precise occupational tasks and work activities
Occupation-specific
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
2026-09-28
Business services: 110,162 yuan in non-private units and 68,919 yuan in private units; the clerical broad group 94,936 yuan.
Pre-tax, including personal deductions; urban legal units and above-scale enterprises are different populations, and the industry and broad occupational groups cover other occupations.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025; published 2026-05-15
China broad industry and occupational wages
contextual
Pre-tax annual averages include personal deductions; urban legal units with 5 or more people exclude the self-employed and freelancers, above-scale enterprises are a separate population, and industry/broad occupational groups are not a standalone median, starting pay or contract for general secretaries.
2026-10-02
P10 33,280, P25 38,830, median 47,540, P75 58,000 and P90 66,350 USD.
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States
2025 wages
Precise occupational national annual wage percentiles
Occupation-specific
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
2026-10-02
Business services: 110,162 yuan in non-private units and 68,919 yuan in private units; the clerical broad group 94,936 yuan.
Pre-tax, including personal deductions; urban legal units and above-scale enterprises are different populations, and the industry and broad occupational groups cover other occupations.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025; published 2026-05-15
China broad industry and occupational wages
contextual
Pre-tax annual averages include personal deductions; urban legal units with 5 or more people exclude the self-employed and freelancers, above-scale enterprises are a separate population, and industry/broad occupational groups are not a standalone median, starting pay or contract for general secretaries.
2026-10-02
2025 1,889.8 thousand to 2035 1,775.7 thousand, a net decline of 114.1 thousand (-6.0%); 163.9 thousand openings per year.
Average annual openings include replacement needs; the U.S. classification does not determine hiring in China.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2025–2035
Precise occupational projection, median and typical entry-level classification
Occupation-specific
Average annual openings include replacement needs; the U.S. classification does not determine hiring in China.
2026-10-02
Scheduling, documents, files, incoming calls and office information support.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
Precise occupational tasks and work activities
Occupation-specific
Excludes executive, legal and medical secretaries.
2026-09-28
P10 33,280, P25 38,830, median 47,540, P75 58,000 and P90 66,350 USD.
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States
2025 wages
Precise occupational national annual wage percentiles
Occupation-specific
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
2026-10-02
General secretaries handle routine administrative functions and exclude specialized legal, medical and executive duties.
Specific job duties and tools depend on the employer.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2026 update
Task boundaries between general administration and the other three secretary categories
contextual
Specific job duties and tools depend on the employer.
2026-09-28
P10 33,280, P25 38,830, median 47,540, P75 58,000 and P90 66,350 USD.
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States
2025 wages
Precise occupational national annual wage percentiles
Occupation-specific
Percentiles are not entry level, a grade or an individual offer.
2026-10-02
Industry averages for elementary and secondary schools, local government, colleges and universities, and employment services.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
May 2023
Precise occupational average wage within the industry
Occupation-specific
The industry average is not the 2025 national wage percentile.
2026-09-28
Verify the specific service recipients, documents and authorization responsibilities.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile; reviewed 2026-09-28
Sub-occupation tasks
Occupation-specific
For task comparison only; the aggregate wage cannot be assigned to that sub-occupation.
2026-09-28
Verify the specific service recipients, documents and authorization responsibilities.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile; reviewed 2026-09-28
Sub-occupation tasks
Occupation-specific
For task comparison only; the aggregate wage cannot be assigned to that sub-occupation.
2026-09-28
Verify the specific service recipients, documents and authorization responsibilities.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile; reviewed 2026-09-28
Sub-occupation tasks
Occupation-specific
For task comparison only; the aggregate wage cannot be assigned to that sub-occupation.
2026-09-28
Verify the specific service recipients, documents and authorization responsibilities.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile; reviewed 2026-09-28
Sub-occupation tasks
Occupation-specific
For task comparison only; the aggregate wage cannot be assigned to that sub-occupation.
2026-09-28