Career Atlas USA

Career Paths From Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Possible next moves, computed from skill overlap, O*NET occupational relatedness, preparation level, education, and pay — not a record of people who actually made these moves.

  1. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 38% higher.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $76,590
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    3
  2. Court, Municipal, and License ClerksLateral Move95.2% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Court, Municipal, and License Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Court, Municipal, and License Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 12% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $48,700
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  3. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs share a similar Transferable Skills profile (94% match). Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $54,210
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    3
  4. Receptionists and Information ClerksLateral Move97.7% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Receptionists and Information Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (98% match). Receptionists and Information Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 32% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $38,010
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  5. Correspondence ClerksLateral Move95% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Correspondence Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Correspondence Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 16% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $46,800
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  6. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 11% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $49,230
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  7. Billing and Posting ClerksLateral Move94.5% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Billing and Posting Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (94% match). Billing and Posting Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 13% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $48,500
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    3
  8. Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksLateral Move96.6% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (97% match). Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 5% higher.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $58,260
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    3
  9. New Accounts ClerksLateral Move95.8% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and New Accounts Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). New Accounts Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 14% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $47,670
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    3
  10. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksLateral Move95.9% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 37% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $35,070
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  11. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 9% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $50,340
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  12. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 20% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $44,390
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  13. Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports OfficialsCareer Change95.7% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 27% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $40,710
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  14. Childcare WorkersCareer Change97% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Childcare Workers share a similar Transferable Skills profile (97% match). Childcare Workers is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Job Zone is lower (2 vs 3). Median salary is about 37% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $34,980
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    2
  15. Medical TranscriptionistsCareer Change95.6% skill match

    Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants and Medical Transcriptionists share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Medical Transcriptionists is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Median salary is about 27% lower.

    Current median salary
    $55,570
    Target median salary
    $40,410
    Current Job Zone
    3
    Target Job Zone
    3

Computed from O*NET Transferable Skills, occupational relatedness and Job Zone data, plus BLS wage and projections data. Categories (Advancement / Lateral Move / Career Change) are derived algorithmically, not self-reported career histories.