Takeover Tracker
53%high risk
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
vs

43 shared · 8 different

core competencies

52%high risk
Medical Secretaries

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveMedical Secretaries
Risk Score52.9%52.4%
Risk TierHigh RiskHigh Risk
Risk Percentile99th98th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 1513 / 15
Median Salary$46,290$44,640
Employment1.7M831K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Customer and Personal Service
Written Expression
WritingAI-Augmented
Near Vision
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Clerical
Assisting and Caring for Others
Time Management

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

26%

total discount

Medical Secretaries

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

11 of 15 at risk
86%Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll.
86%Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
86%Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
86%Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
84%Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.

Medical Secretaries

13 of 15 at risk
88%Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
87%Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
86%Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
86%Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
85%Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.

Wage Comparison

Medical Secretaries earns -$1,650(-4%) vs Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveMedical Secretaries
10th
$31,600$35,050
25th
$37,770$37,880
Median
$46,290$44,640
75th
$55,650$49,720
90th
$64,150$60,050

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive2028–2035
Medical Secretaries2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Medical Secretaries has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$21,821

from $46,290

Medical Secretaries

$21,258

from $44,640

After adjusting for AI risk, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive offers $564 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Secretaries

0

Unique to Medical

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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