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Career Information for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in California

Fast Facts for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Napa, and Santa Barbara
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Visalia, Hanford, and Bakersfield
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Francisco, and San Diego

Salaries for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in California are listed below.

Selected Administrative Assistant Training Schools in California

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Everest College
City of Industry

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Administrative Assistant, Business Management / Administrative Assistant, Executive Office Assistant, Office Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
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Heald College
Concord, Fresno, Hayward, Milpitas, Rancho Cordova, Salinas, San Francisco, Stockton

Offers associate degree, certificate and diploma programs in business, healthcare, and technology. Located at 11 campuses in California, Oregon and Hawaii

  • Programs: Office Skills
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate
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Laurus College
Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria

Get started on your career with Laurus College. We offer programs for careers in the computer and information technology, web design, business, and medical billing fields.

  • Programs: Office Support Certificate Program, Professional Business Support Certificate Program
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate
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Institute of Technology
Modesto

Get started on a new career with Institute of Technology. We offer diploma and associate degree programs for careers in the culinary, technical, medical, business, and legal fields.

  • Programs: Administrative Office Professional
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
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Selected Online Schools for Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in California

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: PCs For Beginners
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
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Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Administrative/Secretarial
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
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More California Administrative Assistant Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Advanced CollegeSouth GateAssociate103
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta MariaAssociate13,176
American River CollegeSacramentoAssociate33,821
Antelope Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate13,312
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldAssociate17,405
Barstow Community CollegeBarstowAssociate2,906
Berkeley City CollegeBerkeleyAssociate5,287
Butte CollegeOrovilleAssociate12,228
Cabrillo CollegeAptosAssociate15,114
Canada CollegeRedwood CityAssociate5,764
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrestAssociate4,577
Chabot CollegeHaywardAssociate13,229
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
Citrus CollegeGlendoraAssociate11,467
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
Coastline Community CollegeFountain ValleyAssociate9,316
College of AlamedaAlamedaAssociate5,979
College of San MateoSan MateoAssociate10,516
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
College of the RedwoodsEurekaAssociate6,025
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
College of the SiskiyousWeedAssociate2,782
Columbia College SonoraSonoraAssociate2,734
Contra Costa CollegeSan PabloAssociate7,147
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoAssociate12,967
Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipaAssociate5,382
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
Cuyamaca CollegeEl CajonAssociate9,358
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
De Anza CollegeCupertinoAssociate24,115
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillAssociate19,768
East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey ParkAssociate28,889
El Camino CollegeTorranceAssociate24,895
Evergreen Valley CollegeSan JoseAssociate8,707
Feather River CollegeQuincyAssociate1,688
Folsom Lake CollegeFolsomAssociate8,193
Foothill CollegeLos Altos HillsAssociate18,132
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Gavilan CollegeGilroyAssociate6,049
Glendale Community College GlendaleGlendaleAssociate16,827
Golden West CollegeHuntington BeachAssociate13,354
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Hartnell CollegeSalinasAssociate9,890
Humphreys College-StocktonStocktonBachelors & First Professional756
Imperial Valley CollegeImperialAssociate8,682
Irvine Valley CollegeIrvineAssociate9,805
Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake TahoeAssociate2,576
Laney CollegeOaklandAssociate11,745
Las Positas CollegeLivermoreAssociate8,024
Lassen Community CollegeSusanvilleAssociate1,829
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles City CollegeLos AngelesAssociate17,204
Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmingtonAssociate8,850
Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmarAssociate8,493
Los Angeles ORT Technical InstituteLos AngelesAssociate167
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland HillsAssociate19,526
Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos AngelesAssociate6,095
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos AngelesAssociate13,194
Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley GlenAssociate17,264
Los Medanos CollegePittsburgAssociate8,360
Mendocino CollegeUkiahAssociate4,347
Merced CollegeMercedAssociate10,890
Merritt CollegeOaklandAssociate6,944
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Mission CollegeSanta ClaraAssociate8,832
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Mount Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoAssociate14,197
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Napa Valley CollegeNapaAssociate7,169
Ohlone CollegeFremontAssociate11,083
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Oxnard CollegeOxnardAssociate6,803
Palo Verde CollegeBlytheAssociate3,831
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Porterville CollegePortervilleAssociate3,773
Reedley CollegeReedleyAssociate12,158
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan BernardinoAssociate12,839
San Diego City CollegeSan DiegoAssociate17,013
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan DiegoAssociate10,650
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
San Jose City CollegeSan JoseAssociate9,805
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santa Barbara Business College BakersfieldBakersfieldAssociate482
Santa Barbara Business College Santa MariaSanta MariaAssociate165
Santa Barbara Business College VenturaVenturaAssociate335
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraAssociate21,632
Santa Monica CollegeSanta MonicaAssociate28,958
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrangeAssociate14,085
Shasta CollegeReddingAssociate9,102
Sierra CollegeRocklinAssociate18,859
Skyline CollegeSan BrunoAssociate8,359
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldAssociate11,163
Southern California Institute of TechnologyAnaheimBachelor396
Taft CollegeTaftAssociate9,328
Ventura CollegeVenturaAssociate12,603
Victor Valley CollegeVictorvilleAssociate10,149
West Hills College-CoalingaCoalingaAssociate2,833
West Hills College-LemooreLemooreAssociate3,833
West Los Angeles CollegeCulver CityAssociate9,975
West Valley CollegeSaratogaAssociate11,210
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleAssociate9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)		Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Francisco21,280$53,9701.8
Napa1,040$48,9001.5
Santa Barbara2,680$44,6101.4
San Jose15,300$52,2301.4
Oxnard4,670$44,1701.4
Oakland16,470$48,9401.3
Santa Rosa2,780$45,2701.3
Santa Cruz1,240$42,3701.3
San Diego19,870$44,2501.3
Santa Ana22,640$46,5901.2
Redding870$36,7701.2
San Luis Obispo1,250$42,1801.1
Sacramento12,030$42,7901.1
Chico840$35,6701.1
Yuba City430$42,3201.1
Vallejo1,420$41,0601
Salinas1,730$41,4301
Stockton2,190$40,3600.9
Riverside12,440$42,0200.8
Modesto1,520$42,8800.8
Madera290$38,8400.8
Merced460$39,8500.8
El Centro390$42,1100.7
Fresno2,700$41,4100.7
Bakersfield2,130$39,7500.7
Hanford180$38,6200.6
Visalia860$38,2500.6
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