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Administrative and executive secretaries

Administrative and executive secretaries perform liaison, coordination and organizational tasks in support of managers and professionals and/or prepare correspondence, reports and records of proceedings and other specialized documentation.

Skill level: Skilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Administrative and executive secretaries - from $4,766 to $7,536 per month - 2026.
  • A Administrative and executive secretaries typically earns between $4,766 and $6,323 gross per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between $4,994 and $6,837 per month for a working week of 38 hours.

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  • Administrative secretary
  • Director's secretary
  • Personal assistant
  • Project secretary
  • Executive assistant

Job Responsibilities

  • Drafting administrative correspondence and minutes
  • Obtaining, proposing and monitoring deadlines and follow-up dates
  • Screening requests for meetings, scheduling and organizing meetings and travel arrangements
  • Assisting in the preparation of budgets, monitoring of expenditures, drafting of contracts and purchasing or acquisition orders
  • Liaising with other staff about a range of matters relating to the organization’s operations
  • Writing and answering business or technical letters and other similar correspondence
  • Preparing verbatim reports of proceedings in legislative assemblies, courts of law or other places using shorthand or specialized office equipment
  • Supervising the work of clerical support workers

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  • Administrative secretary
  • Director's secretary
  • Personal assistant
  • Project secretary
  • Executive assistant

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