Remote administrative work covers calendar and inbox management, scheduling, travel, expenses and document handling. Virtual assistant roles bundle these for one or several executives. The work is trust-heavy, since it usually means access to someone's calendar, correspondence and sometimes their spending.
Skills employers ask for
Across the jobs currently listed here, the tools and skills named most often are Technical Writing, Google Workspace, Excel, Analytics, Stakeholder Management, CRM. These are drawn from the postings themselves rather than from a generic list, so they shift as the market does.
Pay
Of the 923 jobs currently listed here, 248 state a salary, and those average roughly $117K a year, spanning $1K to $1080K. That average reflects only postings that published a figure, which skews toward larger employers — treat it as a starting point for negotiation rather than a market rate.
Getting started
Employers screen on reliability and communication more than on formal qualifications. Fluency with a calendar and document suite is assumed; experience supporting an executive directly is what commands higher pay.
Spotting legitimate remote listings
Remote hiring attracts a predictable set of scams. Treat these as warning signs: an interview conducted entirely over a chat app, any request for payment for equipment or training, an offer made without a video call, and pay far above the range for the title. A real employer will have a careers page you can find independently — every job here links out to the original posting so you can check the source before applying.