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	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	Document Management Specialists	Administrative Services Managers	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
SUMMARY	59% Moderate Risk	18% Minimal Risk	26% Low Risk	38% Low Risk	51% Moderate Risk	51% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.7/10	5.3/10	6.5/10	4.7/10	3.9/10	2.3/10
POLLING	73% (High Risk, Based on 195 votes)	83% (Imminent Risk, Based on 25 votes)	45% (Moderate Risk, Based on 71 votes)	48% (Moderate Risk, Based on 28 votes)	62% (High Risk, Based on 142 votes)	67% (High Risk, Based on 58 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-1.6%	8.2%	4.6%	-0.3%	-1.6%	-7.1%
WAGES	$46,290 or $22.25 per hour	$108,970 or $52.39 per hour	$108,390 or $52.11 per hour	$66,140 or $31.80 per hour	$74,260 or $35.70 per hour	$49,440 or $23.77 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	1,737,820	439,380	254,140	1,495,580	472,770	92,580
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DESCRIPTION	Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.	Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents.	Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.	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.	Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.

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