Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Legal secretaries and administrative assistants and on wages and locations for those in the field. Legal services is the industry that employs the most Legal secretaries and administrative assistants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Legal secretaries and administrative assistants, by average wage, is Advertising, public relations & related services. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants are paid most in Angelina & Nacogdoches Counties PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Huntington Town (South) PUMA, NY.

Yearly Wage

$43,835

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,427

In 2020, Legal secretaries and administrative assistants earned an average of $43,835, $12,119 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Music directors and composers make somewhat more than Legal secretaries and administrative assistants while Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Legal secretaries and administrative assistants as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.325

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Legal secretaries and administrative assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Legal secretaries and administrative assistants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Legal secretaries and administrative assistants.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Legal secretaries and administrative assistants, by number of employees, are Legal services, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Construction, Religious organizations, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Insurance carriers, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Administration of human resource programs, and Offices of physicians.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Legal secretaries and administrative assistants, by average wage, are Advertising, public relations & related services, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, and National security & international affairs.

Industries by Share

75.7k

2020 Workforce

± 6,754

−6.44%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.3%

The number of people employed as Legal secretaries and administrative assistants has been declining at a rate of −6.44%, from 80,933 people in 2019 to 75,719 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants employed by various industries. Legal services employs the largest share of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants at 41%, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities with 5.31% and Elementary & secondary schools with 5.22%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Legal secretaries and administrative assistants in the US. The average age of male Legal secretaries and administrative assistants in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Legal secretaries and administrative assistants is 48.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Legal secretaries and administrative assistants is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

3.92k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 1,538

71.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,577

94.8% of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

71.2% of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.91% of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants.

Age by Sex

42.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 6.02

48.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.25

The median age of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants is 48.1, and Male employees are generally 6.3 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Legal secretaries and administrative assistants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Legal secretaries and administrative assistants is Business but a relatively high number of Legal secretaries and administrative assistants hold a major in Legal.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Projections

Projections on job growth for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants are expected to see a growth of −22.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−22.1%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.