- Based on 115 Jobtrees users who were a Personal Assistant in their career, on average, they have 2.86 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.1 years on average and earn $38K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 2% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Personal Assistant are Trainer, Customer Service Representative and Executive Assistant. While Trainer isn't from the Administrative job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Personal Assistant shown by Personal Assistant also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Counselor, Occupational Therapist and Business Owner as they commonly lead to Personal Assistant as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Personal Assistant are Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant and Food Service Worker based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Executive Assistant, the most common step before Personal Assistant, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Personal Assistant, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Personal Assistant.
- While Executive Assistant is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Personal Assistant that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Personal Assistant career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Personal Assistant so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Executive Assistant is from the same job family, Administrative as Personal Assistant, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Food Service Worker also leading to Personal Assistant.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Personal Assistant, you should also consider Office Manager, Personal Care Worker and Sales Associate as they commonly lead to Personal Assistant as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Personal Assistant are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Psychology, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In General Studies, and Associate Degree In Associate Of Arts. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Executive Assistant being on the path to and from Personal Assistant. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Personal Assistant is part of the Administrative job family which has a limited number of unique role types (51) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
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Top Cities & Towns for Personal Assistant
- 1. Boonton, NJ (36)
- 2. Los Angeles, CA (22)
- 3. Santa Monica, CA (22)
- 4. Beverly Hills, CA (20)
- 5. Culver City, CA (20)
- 6. North Miami Beach, FL (20)
- 7. Newport Beach, CA (17)
- 8. Manhattan Beach, CA (13)
- 9. Calabasas, CA (11)
- 10. Malibu, CA (11)
- 11. Long Beach, CA (8)
- 12. Fremont, CA (8)
- 13. Dallas, TX (7)
- 14. Torrance, CA (7)
- 15. Garland, TX (7)
- 16. Atherton, CA (6)
- 17. Winnetka, IL (6)
- 18. Boulder Creek, CA (6)
- 19. Skokie, IL (5)
- 20. Cupertino, CA (5)