High Risk Declining

Executive Assistant

Executive assistants provide high-level administrative support, managing calendars, communications, travel, and meeting preparation for executives.

$63,110
Median Salary
1.8 million
Total Employed
3
Career Transitions
AI Risk Score
0 %
High Risk

Competition Forecast

Millions will compete for the same safe roles. Act now for a head start.

500K+ at risk as executives adopt AI tools

Workers Leaving This Role

Top Target Role

Chief of Staff / Operations Manager

Expected Competition

Very High - skilled EAs flooding strategic roles

Your Head Start

Critical - transition before AI becomes standard

500K+ at risk as executives adopt AI tools workers will flood the job market competing for the same transition paths.

Estimates based on labor market research from BLS, McKinsey, and World Economic Forum. Actual outcomes may vary.

Urgency Indicators

AI Capability Today 8/10

How well can AI perform this job today (1-10)

Job Posting Trend -28% since 2022

Change in job postings over recent years

Automation Timeline Already happening

Estimated time until significant automation

Motion AI schedules meetings across time zones in seconds ChatGPT Enterprise drafts executive communications in company voice Fireflies.ai transcribes meetings and creates summaries automatically

Why This Job Is At Risk

ChatGPT and Claude drafting emails, reports, and presentations indistinguishable from human output

AI scheduling tools like Motion and Reclaim automatically optimize calendars and resolve conflicts

Meeting prep automated: AI summarizes documents, generates agendas, extracts action items

Travel booking AI handles complex itineraries, preferences, and policy compliance

Career Transitions

Safe career paths based on your existing skills

Operations Manager

30%
Salary Change +35%
Skill Overlap 75%
Time to Transition 6-12 months

Skills to Learn

Project ManagementProcess OptimizationTeam LeadershipAnalytics

Chief of Staff

15%
Salary Change +80%
Skill Overlap 70%
Time to Transition 12-24 months

Skills to Learn

Strategic PlanningCross-functional LeadershipBusiness AcumenDecision Support

Project Manager

35%
Salary Change +40%
Skill Overlap 65%
Time to Transition 6-12 months

Skills to Learn

PMP CertificationAgile/ScrumStakeholder ManagementRisk Assessment

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