Hands-on
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
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- Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
- Make travel arrangements for executives.
- Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
- Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
- Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
- Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
- Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
- Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
A selection of source-listed tasks; duties vary by role and employer.
Interests involved in this work
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1.3 / 7
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Helping people
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Skills to explore
Source-reported importance on a 1–5 scale. Try a course, project or conversation to learn what these skills involve.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2017-07
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
2017-07
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
2017-07
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
2017-07
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
2017-07
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
2017-07
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
2017-07
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
2017-07
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
2017-07
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
2017-07
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Source preparation category: Job Zone 3 of 5 · 2017-07. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.
Related study fields
Source crosswalk connections are research leads, not required qualifications.
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General →
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary →
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O*NET-SOC code 43-6011.00 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.
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