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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

43-6013 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.


National estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Industry profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Geographic profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

National estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
597,100 0.8 % $ 18.75 $ 39,000 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.98 $ 15.08 $ 17.96 $ 21.93 $ 26.25
Annual Wage (2) $ 27,000 $ 31,370 $ 37,350 $ 45,620 $ 54,600


Industry profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 186,530 7.20 $ 18.17 $ 37,790
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 150,390 2.69 $ 18.93 $ 39,370
Offices of Dentists 74,020 8.74 $ 20.19 $ 41,990
Outpatient Care Centers 43,400 4.52 $ 21.11 $ 43,920
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 43,050 4.77 $ 16.93 $ 35,220

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists 74,020 8.74 $ 20.19 $ 41,990
Offices of Physicians 186,530 7.20 $ 18.17 $ 37,790
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 43,050 4.77 $ 16.93 $ 35,220
Outpatient Care Centers 43,400 4.52 $ 21.11 $ 43,920
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 7,700 2.88 $ 19.81 $ 41,200

Top paying industries for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services 40 0.03 $ 23.72 $ 49,340
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 40 (7) $ 22.26 $ 46,300
Religious Organizations (8) (8) $ 22.18 $ 46,140
Legal Services 550 0.05 $ 21.68 $ 45,100
Outpatient Care Centers 43,400 4.52 $ 21.11 $ 43,920


Geographic profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 97,110 5.91 1.38 $ 22.18 $ 46,140
Texas 76,000 6.28 1.46 $ 17.00 $ 35,360
Florida 36,450 4.32 1.01 $ 16.90 $ 35,150
Ohio 31,780 6.19 1.44 $ 17.54 $ 36,480
Michigan 22,600 5.76 1.34 $ 17.18 $ 35,740




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware 4,970 11.65 2.71 $ 17.79 $ 37,000
Alaska 2,750 9.28 2.16 $ 19.61 $ 40,790
Montana 3,910 8.59 2.00 $ 16.13 $ 33,550
Oregon 14,240 7.88 1.84 $ 20.46 $ 42,550
Massachusetts 22,360 6.67 1.55 $ 21.59 $ 44,900




Top paying states for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,230 1.79 0.42 $ 22.65 $ 47,110
California 97,110 5.91 1.38 $ 22.18 $ 46,140
Washington 8,110 2.54 0.59 $ 22.11 $ 45,990
Massachusetts 22,360 6.67 1.55 $ 21.59 $ 44,900
Rhode Island 1,770 3.99 0.93 $ 21.03 $ 43,740





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 35,850 6.16 1.43 $ 21.96 $ 45,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 23,520 6.55 1.53 $ 17.89 $ 37,210
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 17,610 6.77 1.58 $ 21.96 $ 45,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 16,800 5.66 1.32 $ 17.85 $ 37,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,090 1.59 0.37 $ 21.38 $ 44,460
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 13,790 3.16 0.74 $ 18.95 $ 39,420
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 12,490 5.92 1.38 $ 18.49 $ 38,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 12,200 5.24 1.22 $ 25.01 $ 52,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 11,840 4.39 1.02 $ 19.24 $ 40,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 11,070 4.41 1.03 $ 17.36 $ 36,120




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Angelo, TX 630 13.71 3.19 $ 15.11 $ 31,430
Abilene, TX 900 13.57 3.16 $ 14.74 $ 30,650
Bend-Redmond, OR 1,070 13.36 3.11 $ 19.40 $ 40,350
Corvallis, OR 440 12.56 2.92 $ 19.00 $ 39,520
Medford, OR 1,020 12.17 2.84 $ 18.06 $ 37,570
Grants Pass, OR 310 12.01 2.80 $ 18.62 $ 38,740
Missoula, MT 700 11.81 2.75 $ 15.92 $ 33,110
Great Falls, MT 400 11.59 2.70 $ 15.92 $ 33,120
Lubbock, TX 1,620 11.50 2.68 $ 14.80 $ 30,780
Anchorage, AK 1,860 11.30 2.63 $ 19.96 $ 41,510




Top paying metropolitan areas for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,560 5.04 1.18 $ 26.55 $ 55,220
Salinas, CA 520 3.05 0.71 $ 25.92 $ 53,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 12,200 5.24 1.22 $ 25.01 $ 52,020
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,040 7.79 1.81 $ 24.74 $ 51,470
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 6,430 6.63 1.55 $ 23.64 $ 49,170
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 4,910 2.51 0.58 $ 23.47 $ 48,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME 610 6.82 1.59 $ 23.14 $ 48,130
Napa, CA 260 3.78 0.88 $ 22.98 $ 47,800
Santa Rosa, CA 1,120 5.77 1.34 $ 22.95 $ 47,740
Longview, WA (8) (8) (8) $ 22.80 $ 47,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,030 10.61 2.47 $ 14.53 $ 30,220
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,690 5.41 1.26 $ 14.86 $ 30,900
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,230 4.59 1.07 $ 16.06 $ 33,410
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,200 3.17 0.74 $ 15.54 $ 32,320
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,090 10.53 2.45 $ 13.82 $ 28,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,030 10.61 2.47 $ 14.53 $ 30,220
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,090 10.53 2.45 $ 13.82 $ 28,750
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 700 9.44 2.20 $ 15.93 $ 33,140
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 860 8.13 1.89 $ 18.70 $ 38,890
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,070 7.89 1.84 $ 16.04 $ 33,370

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 300 2.62 0.61 $ 22.45 $ 46,690
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 370 6.55 1.53 $ 21.70 $ 45,150
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 360 3.07 0.71 $ 20.53 $ 42,710
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 570 3.82 0.89 $ 20.32 $ 42,270
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 200 6.77 1.58 $ 20.24 $ 42,110


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021