# Will AI replace executive assistants? Updated October 2026 Executive assistants score 65 of 100 for AI exposure. The largest share of their task time, 60%, is work AI speeds up while they stay in charge. AI can take over 30% outright, and 10% stays with people. - **30%** AI can do it - **60%** AI helps - **10%** Needs a person High exposure Higher than 96% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 22 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 6 of them today, speeds up 13 and leaves 3 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries. AI drafts routine replies well; person reviews before sending. | 78% AI can do it | | Compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings. AI transcribes recordings and drafts minutes; person edits and distributes. | 78% AI can do it | | Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software. AI drafts documents and spreadsheets; person checks figures and approves. | 70% AI can do it | | Conduct research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees, and boards of directors. AI finds sources and drafts papers; person verifies facts. | 68% AI helps | | Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribution. AI summarizes memos fast; deciding significance and routing stays human. | 66% AI helps | [See what AI can take on across an operations team](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-for/operations/) ## How executive assistants compare All occupations (923) Office and administrative support (51) **Executive assistants score 65**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 57 for office and administrative support. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $76,590 a year, May 2025 People employed 459,910 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs 0.0% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Review AI-drafted minutes for accuracy in Microsoft Word - Check AI-drafted spreadsheets and figures in Microsoft Excel - Manage executive calendars and conference calls in Microsoft Outlook - Process travel and expense claims in SAP Concur - Train and supervise clerical staff on office procedures - Route incoming memos and reports in Microsoft SharePoint ## Safer roles nearby 5 related occupations with lower scores. - [Administrative services managers38 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/administrative-services-managers/) - [Legal secretaries56 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/legal-secretaries/) - [Office clerks60 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/office-clerks/) - [Administrative supervisors55 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/administrative-supervisors/) - [Receptionists62 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/receptionists/) ## Questions about executive assistants and AI Will executive assistants be replaced by AI? Partly. About 5 in 10 of an executive assistant's working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly drafting routine correspondence and compiling meeting minutes. Greeting visitors, meeting people on an executive's behalf, and supervising clerical staff stay with people because they depend on presence and judgement. Which executive assistant tasks is AI taking over? Routine correspondence and meeting minutes are the most exposed, each scoring 78 out of 100. AI drafts routine replies and transcribes recordings into minutes, so the assistant's work shifts to reviewing and sending. Document preparation, scoring 70, follows as AI drafts memos and spreadsheets while the assistant checks the figures. Which executive assistant tasks stay human? Greeting visitors and deciding who gets access scores 15 on exposure, the lowest on the list. Meeting people on behalf of executives scores 18. Both depend on presence and judgement in person, so the assistant remains central to them. How can executive assistants stay valuable? Check AI drafts in Microsoft Word and Outlook before anything goes out, since review carries the value. Move toward the human share of the job, such as training clerical staff and handling visitors. Use Excel and SAP Concur to catch figure errors that AI-prepared reports often carry. ## Related jobs - [Secretaries66 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/secretaries/) - [Human resources assistants66 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/human-resources-assistants/) - [Medical secretaries65 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/medical-secretaries/) - [Paralegals52 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/paralegals/) ## Next steps for executive assistants - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. 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