Executive Assistant
Estimated role exposure score
38/100
Estimated range 31–46/100
Provides high-level administrative support to senior leadership
Executive Assistant has an estimated AI Exposure Rank of 38/100, near the 38th percentile. It is a synthetic blend of 3 occupations, not a job-loss probability.
Synthetic role estimate, not an occupation percentile rank or a prediction of job loss. Hiring, wages and role design depend on many forces that this estimate does not forecast.
Limited current buffers in the supporting context.
Built from 3 official occupations in Singapore
How This Estimate Is Built
This role-level estimate is synthesized from related occupations and a general workflow profile. It is not a percentile rank, a measured task share, or a job-loss probability.
Blended across 3 occupations using the same score logic as an occupation page. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
Demand forecasting, route optimization, inventory tracking, order processing automation, and supplier performance dashboards.
Where humans stay essential
Managing supplier relationships, handling disruptions in real time, negotiating contracts, quality assurance for non-standard goods, and adapting logistics to local regulations.
Skills to focus on
Role profile
Heuristic workflow context blended from related occupations. This profile helps interpret the score; it is not a direct role-level measurement and is not part of the core net-risk formula.
General role profile on a 0–100 scale. These are modelling inputs, not measurements of an individual job or worker.
From exposure to employment
What could change the employment outcome?
This synthetic estimate is only a starting point. Adoption, task design, human oversight, demand, mobility and evidence quality determine what happens in practice.
Workplace adoption
Leading sectors represented
Some listed industries have MOM sector adoption evidence; observed-sector average 62.7%.
Task structure
Component-derived task profile
Demand forecasting, route optimization, inventory tracking, order processing automation, and supplier performance dashboards.
Human advantage
Coordination and judgment still matter
Managing supplier relationships, handling disruptions in real time, negotiating contracts, quality assurance for non-standard goods, and adapting logistics to local regulations.
Hiring and demand
3.4% vacancy rate · 2026 Q1
PMET vacancies increased from Q4 and remained below their year-ago level. Hiring stayed net positive but slowed, while retrenchment incidence remained the highest of the three broad occupation groups. In 2025, this broad occupation group had 2.3% time-related underemployment and 8.7% non-permanent employment. Across the published male and female series, CPI-adjusted median income changed -7.7% to -2.1% from 2018 to 2023.
Career transitions
International market agent/representative (e.g. junket operator)
moderate modeled transition from the primary component occupation.
Evidence strength
high confidence
Synthetic estimate blended from 3 occupation components; it is not an official occupation statistic.
These lenses do not alter the synthetic exposure estimate. Labour indicators come from the primary component occupation's broad official cluster.
Singapore Now
Use these signals as directional context from closely related occupations and recent postings.
Observed hiring
0
30-day postings · no_signal
Employer signals
low
6 recent signals
Local support
1
blended context anchors
Top Industries
How this changes by career stage
What You Can Do
This estimated role shows some offset potential, but it depends on demand and transition pathways holding up across the blended occupation set.
Published transition support
Component occupation pathways
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Augmentation
Very Low (13%)
Dispersion
4.0pp spread · 31/100–46/100 range
Raw Scores
Exp 0.807 · Bot 0.391 · Mkt 0.418
Percentile Rank
More exposed than approximately 38% of occupations
Common tools in similar work
Blended from O*NET matches across 1 component occupations.
What helps
- Nearby moves and published transition support look reasonably strong.
- A meaningful share of the work can likely be reorganized around AI rather than removed outright.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Worker profile
Gender mix
37% male / 63% femalePublished Singapore worker composition for blended detailed occupation-family anchors.
Employment structure
Employee-heavy88% employees, 12% employers or self-employed workers.
Work arrangement
Mostly full-time8% part-time and 92% full-time in 2025.
Age profile
Mid-career heavy12% aged 15 to 29, 49% aged 30 to 49, and 39% aged 50 or older.
Qualification mix
Mixed qualificationsDegree 40%; Diploma / professional qualification 27%.
Where this work is concentrated
Top planning areas
Jurong West, Tampines, Sengkang21% of the blended underlying occupation families live across these three planning areas.
Residential concentration
Moderately clustered33% live across the top five planning areas in the weighted occupation blend.
Commute pattern
Mid-range commutesWeighted average commute 37.0 minutes. 32% take 46 minutes or more.
Local context & support
Market detail
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab, which can lag the main labour monitor.
- Vacancy rate is 3.4% and rose by 0.3 points from last quarter.
- Hiring read: recruitment is running above resignation (1.2% vs 0.7%).
- Retrenchment was moderate at 2.6 per 1,000 employees.
- 69.1% of retrenched workers re-entered employment within 12 months.
- Employer pressure is low, based on 6 captured Singapore-relevant company signals through 2025-06-18.
Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Executive Assistant?
Executive Assistant has an estimated AI Exposure Rank of 38/100, near the 38th percentile. It is a synthetic blend of 3 occupations, not a job-loss probability. Estimated role exposure score: 38/100 (High).
What is the AI exposure estimate for Executive Assistant?
Executive Assistant has an estimated role exposure score of 38/100, rated High. This is a synthetic estimate blending 3 official occupations in Singapore, not a job-loss probability.
What occupations make up the Executive Assistant estimate?
Executive Assistant is estimated from 3 official occupations in Singapore: Management executive (40%), Secretary (30%), Administration manager (30%).