Degree to Occupation Map
Occupations related to a administrative and secretarial science degree
NCES and BLS publish a crosswalk relating instructional programs to occupations. This page lists every occupation that crosswalk relates to administrative and secretarial science, with the BLS typical entry education, 2025 median wage and projected growth for each, and links to the RoleSprint page covering the role where one exists.
What occupations does the official crosswalk relate to a administrative and secretarial science degree?
The CIP 2020-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk published by NCES and BLS relates 9 CIP 2020 programs in administrative and secretarial science to 18 occupations. That maps a field of study to lines of work; it is not a statement that a administrative and secretarial science degree qualifies someone for any of them, and the crosswalk carries no figure for how many graduates enter each. Across the 18 with a published 2025 BLS wage the median is $49,255, ranging from $38,010 for Receptionists and Information Clerks to $83,050 for Business Continuity Planners. BLS typical entry-level education splits 15 at high school diploma or equivalent, 1 at some college, no degree, 1 at associate's degree, 1 at bachelor's degree: 18 at or below a bachelor's degree and 0 above it. Cargo and Freight Agents is projected to grow fastest at +6.2% over 2025-35. The highest-paid are Business Continuity Planners ($83,050), Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590) and First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers ($69,500).
- Related occupations
- 18, from 9 CIP 2020 programs in administrative and secretarial science
- What the mapping means
- NCES states only that it "crosswalks 2020 CIP Codes to 2018 SOC Codes". It relates a program to an occupation. It does not establish qualification, hiring, or how many graduates take that path.
- BLS typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent: 15; Some college, no degree: 1; Associate's degree: 1; Bachelor's degree: 1
- Median wage across these occupations
- $49,255 (2025); 18 of 18 have a published BLS wage
- Next step
- 6 of the 18 occupations have a dedicated RoleSprint page covering what the role requires and how the work is performed.
Source and method
2020 CIP / 2018 SOC Crosswalk, National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics, and BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2. Verified 2026-09-06. Program-to-occupation relationships are reproduced from the NCES/BLS crosswalk exactly as published; RoleSprint groups CIP programs into the field of study a person would search for and lists the union of their related occupations, showing every member CIP code. Wage, typical entry education and outlook are reproduced from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 for the matching SOC code. Working-condition figures are O*NET 30.3 means. No relationship strength, employment share or qualification judgement is published, because no source supplies one.
What this list is, and what it is not
The crosswalk's own description of itself is one sentence: “This file crosswalks 2020 CIP Codes to 2018 SOC Codes in ascending order by CIP Code.” It relates a field of study to lines of work.
It does not say a administrative and secretarial science degree qualifies anyone for these occupations, that graduates usually enter them, or what share do: the crosswalk publishes no such figure. The wage and education columns come from a separate source, BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, and describe the occupation rather than the degree. Typical entry education is what BLS observes most often among people already doing the work; it is not a rule about who may be hired.
The 18 related occupations
Ordered by BLS median wage, highest first. 18 of 18 have a published wage.
| Occupation | BLS typical entry-level education | Median wage | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|
Business Continuity Planners SOC 13-1199 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 3.3 · Sitting 4.5 · Outdoors, all weather 1.3 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $83,050 2025 median | +3.9% 2025-35 · 98.7 openings/yr |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants SOC 43-6011 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 4.4 · Outdoors, all weather 1.1 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $76,590 2025 median | 0% 2025-35 · 43.3 openings/yr |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers SOC 43-1011 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 4.0 · Sitting 4.3 · Outdoors, all weather 1.2 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $69,500 2025 median | +0.1% 2025-35 · 127.4 openings/yr |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks SOC 43-5061 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 4.5 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 1.9 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $59,650 2025 median | -1.3% 2025-35 · 32.6 openings/yr |
Cargo and Freight Agents SOC 43-5011 Contact with others 4.5 · Time pressure 4.0 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 2.1 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $52,260 2025 median | +6.2% 2025-35 · 9 openings/yr |
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping SOC 43-4161 Contact with others 4.9 · Time pressure 4.3 · Sitting 4.3 · Outdoors, all weather 1.1 of 5 | Associate's degree At or below bachelor's | $50,610 2025 median | -6.2% 2025-35 · 7.9 openings/yr |
Procurement Clerks SOC 43-3061 Contact with others 4.6 · Time pressure 3.4 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 1.3 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $50,580 2025 median | -8.1% 2025-35 · 3.7 openings/yr |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance SOC 43-5032 Contact with others 4.9 · Time pressure 4.5 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 2.1 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $50,340 2025 median | -0.7% 2025-35 · 16 openings/yr |
Word Processors and Typists SOC 43-9022 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 4.0 · Sitting 4.9 · Outdoors, all weather 1.1 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $49,280 2025 median | -34.4% 2025-35 · 1.9 openings/yr |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks SOC 43-9041 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 4.9 · Outdoors, all weather 1.0 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $49,230 2025 median | -1.9% 2025-35 · 17.5 openings/yr |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive SOC 43-6014 Contact with others 4.9 · Time pressure 4.1 · Sitting 4.6 · Outdoors, all weather 1.4 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $47,540 2025 median | -6% 2025-35 · 163.9 openings/yr |
Correspondence Clerks SOC 43-4021 Contact with others 4.8 · Time pressure 3.8 · Sitting 4.6 · Outdoors, all weather 1.1 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $46,800 2025 median | -5.6% 2025-35 · 0.5 openings/yr |
Order Clerks SOC 43-4151 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 4.2 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 1.6 of 5 | Some college, no degree At or below bachelor's | $46,170 2025 median | -17.5% 2025-35 · 6.3 openings/yr |
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 3.8 · Sitting 4.4 · Outdoors, all weather 1.2 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $45,010 2025 median | -6% 2025-35 · 249 openings/yr |
Customer Service Representatives SOC 43-4051 Contact with others 4.8 · Time pressure 4.5 · Sitting 4.0 · Outdoors, all weather 1.3 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $44,770 2025 median | -5.3% 2025-35 · 289.5 openings/yr |
File Clerks SOC 43-4071 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 4.2 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 1.2 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $43,600 2025 median | -15.8% 2025-35 · 5.6 openings/yr |
Data Entry Keyers SOC 43-9021 Contact with others 4.2 · Time pressure 4.2 · Sitting 4.9 · Outdoors, all weather 1.0 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $41,340 2025 median | -25.5% 2025-35 · 7.7 openings/yr |
Receptionists and Information Clerks SOC 43-4171 Contact with others 4.9 · Time pressure 2.7 · Sitting 4.1 · Outdoors, all weather 1.0 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $38,010 2025 median | -1.7% 2025-35 · 105.1 openings/yr |
BLS typical entry-level education for these occupations
18 of the 18 have a BLS typical entry-level education at or below a bachelor's degree; 0 are above it. "Typical" is BLS's word: it describes the workers already in the occupation.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 15
- Some college, no degree
- 1
- Associate's degree
- 1
- Bachelor's degree
- 1
This is BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2's description of the education most workers in each occupation typically hold when they enter it. It is not a list of requirements, and it says nothing about licences, certifications or experience, which BLS records separately and this page does not show.
Which programs this covers
“Administrative and secretarial science” groups 9 CIP 2020 instructional programs. The occupation list above is the union of everything the crosswalk relates to them.
- 52.0401 Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
- 52.0402 Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
- 52.0406 Receptionist
- 52.0407 Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
- 52.0408 General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
- 52.0409 Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations
- 52.0410 Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician
- 52.0411 Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation
- 52.0499 Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other
Grouping is RoleSprint's, and it is printed here so it can be checked. CIP's own grain is finer than the phrase anyone searches; the alternative is one page per code, which would put near-identical lists in front of the same question. How this map is built.
Working out which of these is realistic
A related occupation is a starting point, not a verdict. Three different questions decide whether one is worth pursuing, and each has its own page.
Program-to-occupation relationships from the 2020 CIP / 2018 SOC Crosswalk, National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage, typical entry education and outlook from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2. Working-condition figures from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA and RoleSprint has modified some of this information.
What to do next
A crosswalk relates a field of study to lines of work. Whether one specific opening is worth your time depends on what you can actually show, which is a different question and the one RoleSprint answers.