Virginia Secretary Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Virginia

Fast Facts for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Virginia

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danville, Charlottesville, and Winchester
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Virginia Beach, Roanoke, and Lynchburg
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Roanoke

Salaries for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Virginia

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Richmond, Charlottesville, and Virginia Beach. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Online Schools for Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Virginia

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 Virginia Administrative Assistant Training Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave	Weyers Cave	Associate	4,084
Central Virginia Community College	Lynchburg	Associate	4,926
Dabney S Lancaster Community College	Clifton Forge	Associate	1,295
Danville Community College	Danville	Associate	4,016
Eastern Shore Community College	Melfa	Associate	907
John Tyler Community College	Chester	Associate	8,082
Josef's School of Hair Design	Richmond	Associate	12,557
Lord Fairfax Community College	Middletown	Associate	5,655
Mountain Empire Community College	Big Stone Gap	Associate	3,017
New River Community College	Dublin	Associate	4,586
Northern Virginia Community College	Annandale	Associate	41,266
Patrick Henry Community College	Martinsville	Associate	2,948
Paul D Camp Community College	Franklin	Associate	1,544
Piedmont Virginia Community College	Charlottesville	Associate	4,674
Rappahannock Community College	Glenns	Associate	3,206
Saint Pauls College	Lawrenceville	Bachelor	700
Southside Virginia Community College	Alberta	Associate	5,255
Southwest Virginia Community College	Richlands	Associate	3,716
Thomas Nelson Community College	Hampton	Associate	9,368
Tidewater Community College	Norfolk	Associate	25,857
Virginia Highlands Community College	Abingdon	Associate	2,580
Virginia Western Community College	Roanoke	Associate	8,653
Wytheville Community College	Wytheville	Associate	3,072

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 Virginia. 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 Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
VIRGINIA
Danville	240	$36,990	0.7
Charlottesville	690	$40,570	0.7
Winchester	350	$34,710	0.6
Richmond	4,400	$42,020	0.6
Blacksburg	370	$37,060	0.6
Lynchburg	550	$36,460	0.5
Roanoke	720	$36,810	0.4
Virginia Beach	3,500	$38,880	0.4

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