Vocational Programs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
1,785K	$21.87	$45,490

The role of Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive is to perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers. The average annual wage of the occupations is $45,490 and $22 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,785,430 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive is $6,216. The average length of the programs is 950 hours and the average completion time is 10.50 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	532	$8,424	$928	604 Hours	9.00 Months
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	75	$4,008	$2,207	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

The following 588 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.