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Senior Administrative Assistant jobs: 99 open roles

Open senior administrative assistant jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $80,000 a year.

The market for senior administrative assistant work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Administration function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open senior administrative assistant jobs
99

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$80,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Employment outlook
Projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035.

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$47,540

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
163,900

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
Among secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Administration openings that ask for AI skills
3%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Administration openings that are remote
2%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. excel14%
  2. 2. powerpoint9%
  3. 3. logistics9%
  4. 4. onboarding6%
  5. 5. procurement3%
  6. 6. project management3%
  7. 7. accounts payable2%
  8. 8. sharepoint2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where senior administrative assistant experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Project management

    Close fit · A few months

    Project coordination is what you already do; a certificate makes it the title.

    Carries over: Organization, Follow-through, Coordinating many people

  • Event management

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    If you have planned offsites and board meetings, you have already done event management.

    Carries over: Planning offsites and meetings, Vendor coordination, Budgets

  • Operations management and chief of staff

    Adjacent · A few months

    Chief of staff and business operations roles are a common next step for strong executive assistants.

    Carries over: Running an executive's calendar and priorities, Discretion, Cross-team coordination

  • People operations

    Adjacent · A few months

    Many people operations teams started as the office manager; your employee support is the foundation.

    Carries over: Onboarding and office logistics, Confidentiality, Employee support

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Senior Administrative Assistant salary

The middle half of senior administrative assistant listings that state pay run from $64,500 to $86,500. See the full senior administrative assistant salary breakdown.

Where senior administrative assistant jobs are

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Senior Administrative Assistant jobs by city and state

Employers hiring senior administrative assistants

  • Capital One 10
  • Yale University 4
  • JPMorgan Chase 4
  • Truist Financial 3
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company 3
  • The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund 2
  • First Citizens Bank 2
  • AbbVie 2
  • Bank of the West 2
  • Enchanted Rock 2

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