Mid-Level

Management Assistant

As a Management Assistant, you provide administrative and operational support to managers across an organization — handling scheduling, communications, project coordination, and the running list of tasks that keep management functions moving.

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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Management Assistants
Employment concentration · ~382 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Management Assistant

A typical day tends to involve calendar work, meeting coordination, document preparation, project support, and the special projects that come up when managers need research, coordination, or analysis handled. The role tends to expand with manager trust — what starts as scheduling support often grows into project coordination and operational ownership.

Coordination tends to happen with the manager(s) you support, their teams, internal stakeholders, and external contacts. Reading what each manager actually needs versus what they've asked for is much of the value — anticipating, prepping ahead, and surfacing issues before they become urgent.

People who tend to thrive here are organized, anticipatory, and comfortable being the steady operational anchor for managers. If you want clear creative ownership or formal leadership authority, the support nature can feel limiting. If you find satisfaction in making management functions actually work well operationally, the role can offer steady professional growth and natural advancement into senior support, project management, or operational roles.

RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportAbove avg
Working ConditionsLower
AchievementLower
IndependenceLower
RecognitionLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Management Assistants (SOC 43-6011.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$48K–$108K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
473K
U.S. Employment
-1.6%
10yr Growth
50K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

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O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
43-6011.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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