Which Work Styles O*NET Rates Highest for Administrative Assistants

Dependability ranks first among the work styles O*NET rates for administrative assistants. Attention to Detail follows, with Cooperation next in the order. Together, these leading ratings place reliable follow-through, careful handling of details, and working cooperatively at the forefront of the occupation’s work-style profile.

Social Orientation and Integrity come next, followed by Self Control and Optimism. This ranking gives the profile a clear emphasis on dependable, careful, cooperative work, with social and ethical considerations also rated prominently. The remaining styles occupy lower positions in the occupation’s rating order, so the leading styles are distinct from the longer tail of the profile. These rankings describe which work styles O*NET rates as more important for administrative assistants.

How Administrative Assistant Ratings Compare With Other Occupations

Administrative Assistant ratings for Intellectual Curiosity and Innovation sit low compared with other occupations rated for those styles. These styles also rank at the bottom of the occupation’s own Work Styles ratings. This places curiosity and innovation among the less prominent styles in the Administrative Assistant rating profile, both within this occupation and in cross-occupation comparisons.

Perseverance, Cautiousness, Stress Tolerance, and Achievement Orientation also compare low with other occupations rated for each style. Their ratings sit above the occupation’s bottom-ranked styles, yet their cross-occupation comparisons remain low. Together, these comparisons show that several styles outside the most prominent ratings for Administrative Assistants also receive relatively low ratings across occupations.

What Administrative Assistant Work Style Percentiles Show

For Administrative Assistants, each percentile places that style’s importance rating in relation to other occupations rated for the same style. The comparison is specific to a single work style across occupations. This distinction keeps a comparison for Cautiousness separate from one for Stress Tolerance, even though both styles are assessed for Administrative Assistants.

The percentile and the importance rating answer different questions: the rating describes how important O*NET considers a style for this occupation, while the percentile places that rating among other occupations’ ratings for that style. A percentile for one style therefore cannot be used to infer the percentile for another. For an Administrative Assistant, reading the two measures separately gives a clearer account of each work style’s occupational comparison.