I'm an admin assistant, and I'm a bit confused. What's the difference between an Executive Assistant and an Admin Assistant II? Sometimes, I feel like I'm doing PA stuff, like getting mail or helping coworkers who are behind. Should I request a change to my title?

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Every company will have their own definition of roles. If you can, get the description of each role from your HR person. Then you can compare them to what you do day to day.
Typically, an EA is supporting at least one senior level leader (Director, VP, CEO etc) but even that can vary based on the business's structure.

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Titles can be tricky because responsibilities often blur. If you're supporting leadership more directly or taking on tasks beyond admin basics, a conversation about your title (and salary) is definitely worth having.

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Going based off of what I see, EA is usually working with more senior members. But really cannot be said enough that it varies a lot between companies. Sometimes even within the same one. Would second finding out what exactly each job description states and what is expected.

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It’s the money hunny! You support more people at a higher level therefore, your salary is greater, but the duties are the same pretty much

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This. Its a much higher pay rate for an executive assistant because you are typicaly supporting people who are higher up. That does often mean there can be a higher demand hence the difference in pay. But like this comment said its usually the same duties.

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Executive level you tend to have more confidential items as well.

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