Augmentation

Will AI replace executive assistants?

Last checked 7 October 2026

Parts of the role speed up substantially. The role itself is being assisted, not removed.

The honest read

Scheduling and drafting automate, but the role is fundamentally about trust, discretion and political judgement.

Being the trusted gatekeeper to a decision-maker is a relationship, not a workflow.

Exposure bands are our own editorial assessment of each role, informed by the WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025 and PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer 2025 evidence base: most roles see task-level augmentation rather than wholesale replacement.

Is executive assistant work safe from AI in Australia?

Jobs and Skills Australia rates executive assistants 0.63 out of 1 for automation and 0.69 for augmentation (2025). That automation score is higher than 93% of Australian occupations. Much of the routine work could be done by Gen AI, so the role is likely to shift towards checking, judgement and people.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Our Gen AI Transition occupation data (September 2025). Ranking calculated by ApplyAI across 357 occupation groups.

Which human strengths still matter?

  • Political judgement
  • Discretion and trust
  • Prioritisation

Which executive assistant tasks can AI automate?

  • Calendar wrangling
  • Travel booking
  • Correspondence drafting

Where people in this role gravitate

  • Chief of staff

    Judgement scaled into decision-making.

  • Business operations

    Process ownership.

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Scheduling and drafting automate, but the role is fundamentally about trust, discretion and political judgement.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates executive assistants 0.63 out of 1 for automation and 0.69 for augmentation (2025). That automation score is higher than 93% of Australian occupations. Much of the routine work could be done by Gen AI, so the role is likely to shift towards checking, judgement and people.

The first executive assistant tasks to automate are calendar wrangling, travel booking and correspondence drafting.

Executive assistants should build dependability and attention to detail, empathy and active listening, and resource management and operations, the skills that rise in value as AI takes routine work.

Start with Personal Productivity from Salesforce Trailhead (free, about 15 minutes, rated 3.9 out of 5). It builds dependability and attention to detail.