EA work is especially concentrated in finance, public administration and professional services; health remains substantial by volume.
The central argument
National job counts can hide where executive-support careers are actually built. Demand clusters around decision-dense organisations, regulated sectors, headquarters, government centres and major institutions. A targeted employer strategy is therefore stronger than a title-only search.
What changed
Occupation data makes sector concentration easier to compare
More employers use adjacent titles such as Executive Officer or Business Partner
Regional institutional markets offer different pathways from capital-city corporate markets