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Career Information for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Washington

Fast Facts for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Seattle, Olympia, and Kennewick
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Yakima, Longview, and Bremerton
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane

Salaries for Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Olympia, Seattle, and Kennewick. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Online Schools for Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington

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

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

  • Programs: Administrative/Secretarial
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Washington Administrative Assistant Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bates Technical CollegeTacomaAssociate5,463
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellinghamAssociate2,896
Centralia CollegeCentraliaAssociate3,652
Clark CollegeVancouverAssociate9,705
Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwoodAssociate8,435
Everett Community CollegeEverettAssociate7,674
Green River Community CollegeAuburnAssociate6,919
Highline Community CollegeDes MoinesAssociate5,859
Interface College-SpokaneSpokaneAssociate102
Lake Washington Technical CollegeKirklandAssociate3,996
Lower Columbia CollegeLongviewAssociate3,348
Olympic CollegeBremertonBachelor6,623
Peninsula CollegePort AngelesBachelor3,180
Pierce College at Fort SteilacoomLakewoodAssociate7,504
Renton Technical CollegeRentonAssociate4,915
Shoreline Community CollegeShorelineAssociate5,581
Spokane Community CollegeSpokaneAssociate6,961
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatcheeAssociate3,150
Whatcom Community CollegeBellinghamAssociate4,127
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakimaAssociate4,354

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 Washington. 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

WASHINGTON

   
Seattle12,050$47,4700.7
Olympia710$52,5300.7
Kennewick600$44,9500.6
Tacoma1,580$43,8200.5
Wenatchee190$44,8600.5
Bellingham390$40,3900.5
Mount Vernon190$42,8800.4
Spokane890$41,2300.4
Bremerton330$42,5800.4
Longview110$40,3400.3
Yakima180$41,2100.2
Employment For:
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