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Success in an administrative career depends on the company and your effort. I started without a degree and worked my way up to a Sr Executive Assistant role, earning $175K. What made the difference for me is having grit—continuously improving and pushing myself.
Many in this field become complacent, doing the bare minimum, which is fine, but it leads to minimal raises and bonuses. I started as a receptionist 10 years ago and moved through roles—AA, Sr. AA, EA, and now Sr. EA. I love what I do, but growth requires effort and knowing the market. If you want to increase your earning potential, invest in yourself—whether through new skills, more responsibilities, or further education. There are plenty of affordable colleges that can help you get there.
Focus on the tasks and responsibilities you are in charge of now. Every place is different and while they can list a lot of wants, having experience is usually the best bet. Make the case how you are already excelling at many of the EA criteria.
I agree experience is KEY.
Not at all! A bachelor’s in BA doesn’t mean shit ! Companies only care about experience unless you’re going for a CEO or CFO role. I got an Executive Assistant role and a smaller company and then moved onto a better one. Find one and just hold to title then apply down the road to a better one once you have like 3-6 months . Even lie on your resume and say you are one , It doesn’t matter, The market is ruthless and you do what you gotta do. Best of luck !
Not necessarily most EA’s that I know don’t have degrees. I would say it depends on the organization, but just make sure you can perform the duties required. Does that help?
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A degree isn't required for most EA jobs though it can help with the better paying ones. Experience counts a lot more. I personally don't recommend lying about a title. It doesn't take much effort to find out when someone is lying and when I find out that's the case, they are an immediate no to me when I'm hiring. Beyond that, some employers actually verify employment history.
That being said, I'm also to giving people with the AA title a shot if their resume reflects the EA work, probably because I was in the same situation. I had the work (and then some), but not the official title. My current employer still hired me as an EA.
I think it depends on the compzny, when I transitions to à New rôle that tupically, had à degrés associated with the rôle, I had the responsabilités and money associated with the rôle but my titre was team lead, so you may want to talk to the hr département to see what their requiremrnts are gor the position and seek guidance from them on how to procédé, additionlly, depending on the company, non degree employées might be required to be pzid on an hourly rate