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Will AI replace executive assistants?

Based on live job postings — updated September 2026

Not yet — employers aren't cutting executive assistants. They're asking them to use AI.

There are 194 live executive assistants openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 34% of current executive assistants openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.

194live openings
34%ask for AI skills
5%remote
154companies hiring

What AI is actually changing

AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.

Employers still ask most for: Communication, Attention to Detail, Organization, Microsoft Office, Verbal Communication, Collaboration — the parts of the work people are hired to own.

Who's hiring right now

CompanyOpen roles
CyberMedia Technologies10
Databricks6
Figma4
Datadog3
Baseten3
Duolingo2

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