Human Resources & Admin

Administrative Assistant Career Hub

Administrative assistant career hub: resume examples, salary benchmarks, headline templates, and the organizational skills employers want.

What administrative assistants earn in the US

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, national, May 2025

10th percentile
$33,280

Nine in ten earn more

Median
$47,540

Half earn more, half earn less

90th percentile
$66,350

One in ten earns more

Source: BLS OEWS, SOC 43-6014. Pay varies by metro, employer and experience.

Key Skills for Administrative Assistant

In-demand skills to highlight on your administrative assistant resume. Each skill page includes demand data, salary impact, and how to showcase it effectively.

Quick Wins to Boost Your Application

Actionable steps to strengthen your administrative assistant job search today.

Explore Related Roles

Discover career resources for related positions that share similar skills and career paths.

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See how your resume reads against a job in this role

Paste a posting and the matcher compares it against your resume requirement by requirement, then shows you the gaps rather than a single number.

Match a job description
The job matcher: choose a resume, paste a posting, and get a match score with gaps.

The real matcher. The 82 on the selected resume is that resume’s actual score.

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