Becoming a Professional Secretary: Pros and Cons
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As a professional secretary, you might perform basic and more complicated organizational and clerical duties, including answering incoming calls, taking messages, making copies, managing spreadsheets and creating and managing filing systems. Before you pursue this career, find out more about the pros and cons to being a professional secretary.
| Becoming a Professional Secretary: PROS |
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| Can work in variety of areas (law firms, medical offices, corporations, schools) |
| Minimal educational requirements to enter into the field* |
| Major job growth is expected for medical secretaries (21% growth from 2014 to 2024)* |
| Comfortable work settings in offices* |
| Advancement opportunities with experience and training* |
| Becoming a Professional Secretary: CONS |
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| Computer experience is required for success* |
| May need to be fluent in another language for some positions** |
| Slower employment growth for legal secretaries (-4% growth expected from 2014-2024)* |
| Some tasks may be routine (filing, routing phone calls, data entry)*** |
Sources: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, **The Princeton Review, ***Career OneStop.
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