There are many Administrative Professional Titles, so many that I decided it would be fun to explore.
A few weeks ago, I posted this picture above on 9 different admin Facebook groups with the question, “So many Admin titles, what’s yours?”. I received an astounding 218 responses, of which 55% of the titles were original!
If you are interested in the groups where I posted, here is a list. First off, I’d like to thank the Admins of those groups for allowing my post to gather such information!
- Administrative Professionals Today
- Executive Secretary Magazine
- The Leader Assistant
- Exceptional Executive Assistants
- HR and Exec Assistants Tips & Tricks Group
- The Savvy Assistant Insider Community
- Executive Assistant Oasis
- Exec Angels Network
- Admin Assistant
Granted, most of the groups are directed toward those in the Executive Assistant area; I wanted to see what results I could find. Here are the deets!
| Title | Rank | Count |
| Executive Assistant | 1 | 57 |
| Senior Executive Assistant | 2 | 12 |
| Administrative Assistant | 3 | 8 |
| Office Manager | 3 | 8 |
| Executive Administrator | 4 | 6 |
| Executive Administrative Assistant | 5 | 5 |
| Executive Assistant to (Pres/CEO/Owner) | 5 | 5 |
| Personal Assistant | 5 | 5 |
| Administrative Goddess (not sure who gave this title) | 6 | 3 |
| Chaos Coordinator (I think we all are) | 6 | 3 |
| Chief of Staff | 6 | 3 |
| Executive Business Administrator | 6 | 3 |
| Virtual Assistant | 6 | 3 |
The above total were the top Administrative Professional titles that were mentioned. Do you see yours? That means 121 of those comments fit into one of the above titles. So, you may be wondering…what were those other titles that had been listed only once? Check the list out below. Do you see yours?
The point I’m trying to make is that there are so many titles, but we do the same thing in the big scheme of it all. We live to serve another. That is the biggest part of our job. This is the key part of the passion that we love as Admins. We may someday be the Magician, the Chaos Coordinator, or the Assistant – but in all, we are here to help others succeed, to push them to the next thing, to make sure all the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed.
If you are seeking to find an Administrative Professional career, don’t limit yourself to the title. As you can see from the list below, there is so much variety. Instead, look at the position description and figure out if this is what you want to live for.
My title during the day is officially Executive Assistant, but I could clearly pick out 15 titles below that could fit throughout the week. Find your passion, find what makes you smile, and really zone in on it.
If you are looking for more information on what each position may do, Snack Nation did a great blog post; check it out here: What You Need To Know…
- Academic Department Associate
- Admin Manager
- Admin Services Manager
- Administrative
- Administrative Assistant III
- Administrative Business Analyst
- Administrative Coordinator
- Administrative Executive Assistant
- Administrative Generalist
- Administrative Manager
- Administrative Partner
- Administrative Personnel
- Administrative Services Manager
- Administrative Specialist
- Administrative Specialist IV
- Administrator
- Assistant of Team Leader
- Assistant to the President
- Assistant to the VP
- Board Clerk
- Business Administrator
- Business Partner
- Business Support Lead III
- Chaos Manager (yes!)
- Catch All Woman (we are all this)
- Coordinator Executive Services
- Core Anchor
- Director Assistant
- Director Global Executive Assistant
- Director of First Impressions
- Event Planner
- Executive & Board Liaison
- Executive Administrative Associate
- Executive Administrative Manager
- Executive Assistant to CFO
- Executive Assistant to Fire Chief
- Executive Business Support
- Executive Coordinator
- Executive Director Foundation Coordinator
- Executive Gatekeeper
- Executive Liaison
- Executive Officer
- Executive Officer Administrative Assistant
- Executive Operations Manager
- Executive Sales Coordinator
- Executive Secretary
- Executive Specialist
- Feel Good Manager
- General Manager Assistant
- Head, Office, and Administrative Services
- International Team Specialist
- Jill of All Trades (Some days, yes!)
- Lead Administrative Assistant
- Lead Client & Staff Specialist
- Legal Secretary
- Madness Manager (eeks)
- Management Analyst
- Miracle Worker (haha)
- Ninja (kapow)
- Office Administrator
- Office Magician (poof)
- Office Support Administrator
- Operational Administrator
- Operations Assistant
- Phone Agent
- Pokémon Lady (hmm?)
- Principal Administrative Specialist
- Program Specialist
- Refugee Support Assistant
- Regional Secretary
- Secretary
- Senior Administrative Assistant
- Senior Administrative Support Coordinator
- Senior Executive Assistant to CEO
- Senior Executive Officer
- Senior Executive Secretary
- Senior Manager Admin
- Senior Personal Assistant
- Senior Secretary
- Senior Technical Specialist
- Strategic Partner
- Virtual Executive Assistant
- Virtual Personal Assistant
- Wizard (some days, yes!)
- World-Class Magician (poof! poof!)
- Zone Administrative Assistant
If you’d like more information on this topic, please feel free to contact me: at aspiringemail@gmail.com, or you can find me on Facebook or Instagram by following the social media buttons at the top of this page.
Thank you to all the Administrative Professionals…you really are amazing, and the world would not run as smoothly without you!!
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