Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Nebraska

Is Nebraska a good place for you to work as an Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant?

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 5,220 workers employed as Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 5,600 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 380 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 9.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 600 annual Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants job openings in Nebraska, and 5,980 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 Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ranged from $32,690 to $67,190 with $45,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.72 to $32.3. The median hourly rate was $21.85.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $21.25 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.60.

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

Top Nebraska 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
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	2,580	$49,650
Lincoln, NE	1,100	$43,800
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	180	$46,360
Grand Island, NE	160	$38,600

Top States for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Employment

View the list below to see 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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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.