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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers. Excludes legal, medical, and executive secretaries (43-6011 through 43-6013).


National estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Industry profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Geographic profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

National estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,826,710 0.8 % $ 20.87 $ 43,410 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.94 $ 16.65 $ 19.71 $ 24.00 $ 29.23
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,000 $ 34,620 $ 41,000 $ 49,920 $ 60,790


Industry profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 224,470 2.67 $ 20.39 $ 42,420
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 114,190 2.12 $ 23.12 $ 48,090
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 102,400 3.39 $ 21.79 $ 45,320
Employment Services 62,900 1.60 $ 19.87 $ 41,340
Real Estate 55,420 3.12 $ 19.75 $ 41,080

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures 4,680 16.48 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Religious Organizations 12,400 6.56 $ 19.01 $ 39,550
Death Care Services 7,290 5.35 $ 18.04 $ 37,530
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 21,640 5.17 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
Grantmaking and Giving Services 6,790 4.54 $ 23.90 $ 49,720

Top paying industries for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 630 0.10 $ 31.48 $ 65,480
Natural Gas Distribution 780 0.71 $ 27.75 $ 57,720
Telecommunications 4,480 0.68 $ 27.51 $ 57,220
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 430 0.16 $ 27.46 $ 57,110
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 2,200 0.66 $ 27.32 $ 56,820


Geographic profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

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



Map of employment of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 180,200 10.22 0.83 $ 24.65 $ 51,260
Texas 156,100 12.01 0.97 $ 19.47 $ 40,500
New York 139,270 15.29 1.24 $ 22.29 $ 46,370
Florida 105,100 11.41 0.92 $ 19.32 $ 40,180
Pennsylvania 83,590 14.39 1.16 $ 19.86 $ 41,310


Map of location quotient of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2022


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Mexico 26,410 32.25 2.61 $ 19.61 $ 40,780
Alabama 44,070 21.99 1.78 $ 18.76 $ 39,010
Kansas 27,720 20.08 1.63 $ 17.75 $ 36,930
District of Columbia 13,090 18.96 1.54 $ 26.34 $ 54,790
Louisiana 33,900 18.35 1.49 $ 17.66 $ 36,730


Map of annual mean wages of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 13,090 18.96 1.54 $ 26.34 $ 54,790
Connecticut 24,640 15.11 1.22 $ 25.52 $ 53,080
Massachusetts 38,670 10.85 0.88 $ 25.07 $ 52,140
California 180,200 10.22 0.83 $ 24.65 $ 51,260
Washington 34,910 10.25 0.83 $ 24.65 $ 51,260



Map of employment of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 128,790 14.02 1.14 $ 23.24 $ 48,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 66,140 10.84 0.88 $ 24.22 $ 50,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 53,700 12.16 0.98 $ 23.34 $ 48,550
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 40,870 10.74 0.87 $ 20.33 $ 42,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 37,300 13.47 1.09 $ 21.81 $ 45,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 37,080 12.25 0.99 $ 24.44 $ 50,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 34,640 11.34 0.92 $ 20.43 $ 42,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 33,560 12.79 1.04 $ 20.66 $ 42,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 30,830 11.30 0.92 $ 19.44 $ 40,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 30,420 11.25 0.91 $ 25.44 $ 52,910


Map of location quotient of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by area, May 2022


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Santa Fe, NM 2,180 36.46 2.95 $ 21.05 $ 43,780
Las Cruces, NM 2,460 33.82 2.74 $ 18.37 $ 38,210
Carson City, NV 940 31.79 2.57 $ 20.61 $ 42,860
Albuquerque, NM 11,800 30.95 2.51 $ 20.16 $ 41,940
Jefferson City, MO 2,060 28.13 2.28 $ 17.34 $ 36,060
Farmington, NM 1,210 27.82 2.25 $ 19.57 $ 40,710
Ithaca, NY 1,270 26.91 2.18 $ 24.22 $ 50,380
Montgomery, AL 3,870 24.60 1.99 $ 18.31 $ 38,090
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 11,910 23.77 1.92 $ 19.58 $ 40,730
State College, PA 1,510 23.35 1.89 $ 19.63 $ 40,820


Map of annual mean wages of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 24,270 10.14 0.82 $ 28.82 $ 59,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 9,670 8.61 0.70 $ 28.34 $ 58,960
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 5,540 14.08 1.14 $ 27.18 $ 56,530
New Haven, CT 5,500 19.17 1.55 $ 26.88 $ 55,900
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 18,430 9.05 0.73 $ 26.09 $ 54,260
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 30,420 11.25 0.91 $ 25.44 $ 52,910
Santa Rosa, CA 2,330 11.46 0.93 $ 25.29 $ 52,600
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 7,570 13.60 1.10 $ 24.80 $ 51,580
Napa, CA 700 9.48 0.77 $ 24.78 $ 51,550
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,300 9.42 0.76 $ 24.73 $ 51,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 9,280 24.21 1.96 $ 16.54 $ 34,390
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 5,070 32.74 2.65 $ 18.97 $ 39,460
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 4,070 14.88 1.20 $ 17.20 $ 35,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 3,720 11.57 0.94 $ 18.09 $ 37,630
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,560 18.20 1.47 $ 17.87 $ 37,160

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 2,750 34.86 2.82 $ 18.50 $ 38,470
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 5,070 32.74 2.65 $ 18.97 $ 39,460
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 9,280 24.21 1.96 $ 16.54 $ 34,390
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,400 21.88 1.77 $ 17.65 $ 36,700
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 820 21.47 1.74 $ 18.03 $ 37,510

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 470 13.96 1.13 $ 23.81 $ 49,520
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,670 13.39 1.08 $ 23.06 $ 47,950
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 730 11.94 0.97 $ 23.01 $ 47,850
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 780 12.66 1.02 $ 22.78 $ 47,390
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,370 13.75 1.11 $ 22.39 $ 46,570


About May 2022 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.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023