The Executive Assistant role today
This guide draws on 909 Executive Assistant postings from 634 companies, published from March to September 2026.
Hardly any Executive Assistant postings make building or applying AI the job itself.
AI Tools Literacy appears in 82% of Executive Assistant postings, and Prompt Engineering in 47%.
Automation exposure averages 67 out of 100 across these postings, which is high: routine parts of the role are increasingly automated, so upskilling matters more than in most roles.
Entry-level positions make up 39% of postings, mid-level 39%. The most common way of working is hybrid, in 46% of postings.
Common skill gaps
The AI skills our analysis of Executive Assistant job descriptions most often flags as a gap, with the share of postings where each one comes up.
- Generative AI Fundamentals50%
- Prompt Engineering47%
- AI Meeting Summarization27%
- AI Scheduling Tools27%
- AI Workflow Automation25%
- AI Ethics Awareness16%
Executive Assistant salary
Pay comes only from postings that quote it: 169 of the 909 Executive Assistant postings. Each country uses the pay period its employers quote most.
Netherlands
based on 134 postings quoting pay per month€3,900
median per month
The middle half of advertised salaries, with the line at the median.
Australia
based on 35 postings quoting pay per yearA$101,000
median per year
The middle half of advertised salaries, with the line at the median.
Essential Executive Assistant skills
The skills employers ask for in Executive Assistant job descriptions, from the most requested down.
Core skills
- AI Tools Literacy
- Data Analysis
- Prompt Engineering
Often requested
- Calendar Automation
- AI Meeting Summarization
- AI Scheduling Assistants
Also valued
- AI Scheduling Tools
- AI Document Drafting
- Excel Automation
- AI Email Management
AI skills to learn next
The AI skills employers most often want to add to this role, beyond the ones above.
- AI Meeting Transcription
How the Executive Assistant role is evolving
The directions employers are taking this role as they adopt AI, with the skills and responsibilities each one adds.
Most common direction
Toward AI transformation
Typical focus
AI-enabled operations, AI-enhanced operations and AI operations
New responsibilities
- Leverage AI scheduling assistants to optimize executive calendars and reduce conflicts
- Evaluate and recommend AI productivity tools to enhance executive support workflows
- Implement AI-powered scheduling tools to optimize calendar management and reduce conflicts
- Leverage AI scheduling assistants to optimize complex diary management and reduce conflicts
Other directions
Toward AI customer experience
Typical focus
Stakeholder experience
Skills to add
- AI CRM Tools
- AI Chatbot Management
- Sentiment Analysis
- AI Sentiment Analysis
- AI Communication Tools
- AI Personalization
New responsibilities
- Analyze stakeholder feedback with AI sentiment analysis to improve engagement
- Deploy AI chatbots to handle routine internal and external inquiries
- Leverage AI tools to track and analyze stakeholder interactions and preferences
- Use AI tools to personalize client communications and follow-ups
Toward AI governance
Typical focus
AI governance support
Skills to add
- AI Governance Fundamentals
- AI Risk Awareness
- AI Policy Awareness
- AI Ethics Fundamentals
- AI Compliance Basics
- AI Risk Management
New responsibilities
- Coordinate AI governance committee meetings and track action items
- Assist in maintaining AI governance documentation and compliance checklists
- Coordinate AI governance meetings and maintain records of AI tool usage and approvals
- Coordinate AI-related training and awareness sessions for executives
Toward AI product
Skills to add
- AI Tool Evaluation
- Change Management
- AI Change Management
- AI Project Management
- AI Training Delivery
New responsibilities
- Coordinate AI pilot projects and track progress against milestones
- Evaluate and recommend AI productivity tools for the executive office
- Develop and deliver training on AI tools for administrative staff
- Evaluate and recommend AI solutions for administrative tasks
Executive Assistant FAQ
Will AI replace Executive Assistant jobs?
Automation exposure averages 67 out of 100 across these postings, which is high: routine parts of the role are increasingly automated, so upskilling matters more than in most roles. Employers are mostly reshaping the role toward AI transformation, adding skills such as Prompt Engineering and AI Scheduling Tools.
What skills do Executive Assistant roles require?
The skills employers ask for most are AI Tools Literacy, Data Analysis, Prompt Engineering, Calendar Automation and AI Meeting Summarization.
Which AI skills should Executive Assistant candidates learn next?
AI Tools Literacy, Prompt Engineering and AI Scheduling Tools are the AI skills employers most often want to add. The most common skill gaps are Generative AI Fundamentals and Prompt Engineering.
How is the Executive Assistant role changing?
The most common direction is AI transformation. Other directions include AI customer experience, AI governance and AI product.
How much do Executive Assistant roles pay in Australia?
Advertised salaries typically range from A$90,000 to A$115,000 per year, with the median around A$101,000, based on 35 postings that quote pay per year.
How much do Executive Assistant roles pay in the Netherlands?
Advertised salaries typically range from €3,700 to €4,400 per month, with the median around €3,900, based on 134 postings that quote pay per month.
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This guide is built from public job descriptions for Executive Assistant roles classified as Core AI or AI-enabled. Skills, automation exposure and career directions are extracted from each job description and compared across the market. Postings are deduplicated, so a job listed on several boards or by several agencies counts once. Salaries are advertised ranges from Australia and the Netherlands, taken only from the 169 postings that quote pay. How we collect and deduplicate postings.