Administrative Assistants

Office & Administrative Support

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08

    Very high· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)

    831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03

    0.453

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745
    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Source dataset

  • Data source: ILOPublished: '25

    0.58

    0.09Range of values carried here0.70

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published

    ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value

    Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 5% score at or above this value.

    Source dataset

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

Exposed tasks only
TaskClaude.aiRaw / share %
Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet.

43-6014

0.141125.1
Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.

43-6014

0.136224.2
Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.

43-6014

0.108419.3
Develop or maintain internal or external company Web sites.

43-6014

0.088015.6
Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.

43-6014

0.02704.8
Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, or reports, such as presentations or expense, statistical, or monthly reports.

43-6014

0.01733.1
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.

43-6014

0.01292.3
Provide services to customers, such as order placement or account information.

43-6014

0.00841.5
Review work done by others to check for correct spelling and grammar, ensure that company format policies are followed, and recommend revisions.

43-6014

0.00691.2
Prepare conference or event materials, such as flyers or invitations.

43-6014

0.00591.0
Not observed on any surface — 18 task(s) These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states.
Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming correspondence requiring replies.
0
Open, read, route, and distribute incoming mail or other materials and answer routine letters.
0
Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
0
Make copies of correspondence or other printed material.
0
Learn to operate new office technologies as they are developed and implemented.
0
Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
0
Manage projects or contribute to committee or team work.
0
Mail newsletters, promotional material, or other information.
0
Order and dispense supplies.
0
Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
0
Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.
0
Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
0
Prepare and mail checks.
0
Establish work procedures or schedules and keep track of the daily work of clerical staff.
0
Take dictation in shorthand or by machine and transcribe information.
0
Supervise other clerical staff and provide training and orientation to new staff.
0
Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll.
0
Train and assist staff with computer usage.
0

Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

Occupation information

Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation

Apr 2026: NBER survey of 6,000 executives: 69% use AI but 90% report zero employment impact. Executives predict -0.7% employment decline over next 3 years.

[Source: NBER Working Paper 34836]

Apr 2026: Brookings 2024 flags office/admin support (19M US workers, majority female) as among the five highest-exposure occupation families to generative AI. Over 50% of daily tasks are exposure-scored as assistable or replaceable by current LLMs.

[Source: Brookings 2024 — Generative AI, the American worker]

Apr 2026: OpenAI framework flags administrative assistants in office/administrative high-risk band; ChatGPT usage in this category is roughly 3x the average.

[Source: OpenAI Jobs Transition Framework, April 2026]