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Secretary in French

In France, this job is advertised as “Secrétaire”. To search for jobs in France, type “Secrétaire” (the same form is used for men and women).

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Secrétaire
ROME code
M1607

Source: France Travail, ROME 4.0 occupation directory (v61, published 15 June 2026) · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026

Official ROME job titles

Job titles France Travail attaches to this occupation, useful as search keywords.

  • Agent administratif / Agente administrative
  • Assistant / Assistante chef de projet
  • Assistant / Assistante de gestion administrative
  • Assistant / Assistante de gestion d'entreprise
  • Assistant / Assistante qualité services
  • Assistant administratif / Assistante administrative
  • Assistant(e) administratif(tive) de projet
  • Auxiliaire de bureau
  • Chargé / Chargée de voyages en entreprise
  • Employé / Employée aux archives
  • Employé / Employée de bureau
  • Employé administratif / Employée administrative
  • Gestionnaire administratif / Gestionnaire administrative
  • Secrétaire
  • Secrétaire administratif / Secrétaire administrative
  • Secrétaire bureautique
  • Secrétaire d'affaires
  • Secrétaire généraliste
  • Secrétaire polyvalent / Secrétaire polyvalente
  • Secrétaire sténo-dactylo
  • Technicien / Technicienne de gestion administrative

Working as a secretary in France

Search for secrétaire, secrétaire administrative, secrétaire polyvalente or secrétaire commerciale, and look at assistant administratif ads as the tasks overlap. No diploma is legally required. Common qualifications are the Bac pro AGORA, the BTS SAM (Support à l'action managériale) and the Titre Professionnel Secrétaire Assistant. Specialised roles have their own training, such as secrétaire médicale or secrétaire juridique. Public employers (town halls, hospitals) recruit secretaries as contract staff or through civil service exams for administrative grades, and permanent civil service posts are generally reserved for EU nationals. Written French is central in most roles.

French job profile (in French): Secrétaire

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