| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,934,000 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,547,000 |
| Medical secretaries | 373,000 |
| Legal secretaries | 272,000 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants are employed in organizations of every type. Around 9 out of 10 secretaries and administrative assistants are employed in service providing industries, ranging from education and health care to government and retail trade. Most of the rest work for firms engaged in manufacturing or construction.
Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2006-07 Edition