Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma

Is Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

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

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

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

There were approximately 9,030 workers employed as Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 9,330 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 300 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Oklahoma

Jobs for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 18.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -17.4%.

Oklahoma Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 810 annual job openings, and a total of 8,500 jobs for Oklahoma Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in 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 Oklahoma?

In 2018 wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ranged from $28,030 to $69,490 with $41,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.48 to $33.41. The median hourly rate was $20.04.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.95 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.91.

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

Top Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma City, OK	4,210	$42,200
Tulsa, OK	2,410	$46,320
Fort Smith, AR-OK	210	$38,630
Lawton, OK	150	$42,080
Enid, OK	80	$40,680

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.