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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Missouri

Want to work in Missouri as an Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant? Read this first!

-16% Jobs Projection
$56,220 Median Salary
920 Job Openings

While jobs for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Missouri are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Missouri is expected to decrease.

  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Missouri earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Work in Missouri?

10,590 people worked as Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 9,960 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 630 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,600 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants working in it, which means Missouri has more Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 16.4% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 920 annual Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants job openings in Missouri, and 9,450 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 54,600 annual jobs and 566,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ranged from $36,790 to $83,340 with $56,220 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.69 to $40.07. The median hourly rate was $27.03.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.03 an hour.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

The median salary in Missouri is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Missouri Metros for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,610 $59,260
Kansas City, MO-KS 4,370 $56,690
Jefferson City, MO 640 $43,650
Springfield, MO 570 $45,360
Columbia, MO 470 $52,980
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 450 $51,410
Joplin, MO 280 $54,640
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 170 $42,030
St. Joseph, MO-KS 160 $52,640

Top States for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 92,120 $71,220
California 70,850 $70,660
Texas 38,050 $57,280
Illinois 30,140 $57,400
Florida 29,680 $49,640
Massachusetts 22,510 $60,450
Pennsylvania 18,160 $57,640
New Jersey 17,940 $64,100
Ohio 16,040 $56,140
Louisiana 15,410 $40,730
North Carolina 14,660 $53,600
Georgia 13,760 $59,180
Minnesota 12,510 $54,660
Virginia 12,430 $62,350
Arizona 11,000 $53,050
Colorado 10,680 $53,450
Missouri 10,590 $56,220
Maryland 9,690 $67,360
Michigan 9,330 $56,770
Oklahoma 9,030 $41,670

Below are the states where Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New York $71,220
California $70,660
District of Columbia $69,830
Connecticut $69,410
Maryland $67,360
New Jersey $64,100
Rhode Island $62,950
Virginia $62,350
Delaware $62,330
Nevada $61,520

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