Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
1,785,430	0.3 %	$ 21.87	$ 45,490	0.1 %

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

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.56	$ 17.46	$ 21.29	$ 25.10	$ 29.97
Annual Wage (2)	$ 30,280	$ 36,330	$ 44,280	$ 52,200	$ 62,340

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	221,190	2.57	$ 21.42	$ 44,550
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	114,690	2.08	$ 23.96	$ 49,830
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	94,920	3.07	$ 22.68	$ 47,170
Employment Services	59,800	1.59	$ 20.98	$ 43,630
Real Estate	56,230	3.11	$ 21.29	$ 44,280

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	3,750	12.05	$ 21.58	$ 44,890
Religious Organizations	13,640	6.98	$ 19.86	$ 41,310
Death Care Services	8,180	5.96	$ 18.89	$ 39,280
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	22,860	5.34	$ 23.58	$ 49,040
Grantmaking and Giving Services	6,830	4.31	$ 24.73	$ 51,440

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)	590	0.09	$ 33.45	$ 69,580
Telecommunications	4,570	0.71	$ 30.31	$ 63,040
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	760	0.70	$ 29.80	$ 61,990
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	150	1.23	$ 29.23	$ 60,800
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	2,300	0.67	$ 29.22	$ 60,780

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 2023

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	175,090	9.76	0.83	$ 25.79	$ 53,630
Texas	158,310	11.68	0.99	$ 20.30	$ 42,230
New York	129,840	13.82	1.18	$ 23.55	$ 48,980
Florida	98,440	10.29	0.87	$ 20.60	$ 42,860
Pennsylvania	81,320	13.67	1.16	$ 20.68	$ 43,000

Map of location quotient of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2023

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	24,360	28.81	2.45	$ 20.30	$ 42,220
Alabama	43,200	21.04	1.79	$ 19.84	$ 41,270
Kansas	27,940	19.79	1.68	$ 18.43	$ 38,340
Maryland	51,500	19.24	1.64	$ 22.20	$ 46,180
Louisiana	32,880	17.76	1.51	$ 18.43	$ 38,330

Map of annual mean wages of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2023

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	12,260	17.47	1.49	$ 27.88	$ 57,980
Connecticut	24,240	14.60	1.24	$ 26.72	$ 55,570
Massachusetts	34,600	9.50	0.81	$ 26.33	$ 54,770
California	175,090	9.76	0.83	$ 25.79	$ 53,630
Washington	35,090	10.04	0.85	$ 25.72	$ 53,490

Map of employment of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by area, May 2023

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	122,570	12.91	1.10	$ 24.29	$ 50,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66,630	10.77	0.92	$ 25.33	$ 52,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	54,210	12.03	1.02	$ 24.59	$ 51,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,110	9.86	0.84	$ 21.67	$ 45,080
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,500	12.45	1.06	$ 25.36	$ 52,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	37,250	13.16	1.12	$ 22.42	$ 46,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	35,760	11.25	0.96	$ 20.92	$ 43,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,310	10.40	0.88	$ 21.76	$ 45,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	26,910	9.55	0.81	$ 20.27	$ 42,160
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	26,500	9.59	0.82	$ 27.07	$ 56,310

Map of location quotient of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by area, May 2023

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)
Las Cruces, NM	2,420	32.07	2.73	$ 18.95	$ 39,410
Santa Fe, NM	1,940	31.62	2.69	$ 21.62	$ 44,980
Carson City, NV	960	30.90	2.63	$ 20.75	$ 43,160
Albuquerque, NM	10,860	27.43	2.33	$ 21.01	$ 43,700
Carbondale-Marion, IL	1,450	27.33	2.32	$ 16.77	$ 34,880
Jefferson City, MO	1,960	26.10	2.22	$ 18.61	$ 38,710
Farmington, NM	1,170	25.88	2.20	$ 20.32	$ 42,270
State College, PA	1,610	23.78	2.02	$ 20.87	$ 43,410
Montgomery, AL	3,660	22.73	1.93	$ 19.26	$ 40,050
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1,810	22.19	1.89	$ 19.05	$ 39,620