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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
749,500 0.6 % $ 20.85 $ 43,380 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.34 $ 17.57 $ 19.54 $ 23.05 $ 28.05
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,900 $ 36,540 $ 40,640 $ 47,930 $ 58,340

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 241,900 8.51 $ 19.92 $ 41,440
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 173,500 3.04 $ 21.56 $ 44,840
Offices of Dentists 91,570 8.95 $ 22.36 $ 46,500
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 57,540 5.04 $ 18.64 $ 38,780
Outpatient Care Centers 49,990 4.70 $ 22.56 $ 46,930

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 91,570 8.95 $ 22.36 $ 46,500
Offices of Physicians 241,900 8.51 $ 19.92 $ 41,440
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 57,540 5.04 $ 18.64 $ 38,780
Outpatient Care Centers 49,990 4.70 $ 22.56 $ 46,930
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 11,290 3.52 $ 19.34 $ 40,230

Top paying industries for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 40 0.01 $ 27.98 $ 58,200
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (8) (8) $ 27.63 $ 57,460
Grantmaking and Giving Services 50 0.03 $ 23.94 $ 49,790
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 3,880 1.65 $ 23.42 $ 48,710
Legal Services 730 0.06 $ 23.37 $ 48,600

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.



Map of employment of medical secretaries and administrative assistants by state, May 2023


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 112,740 6.28 1.27 $ 24.92 $ 51,830
Florida 90,320 9.44 1.91 $ 19.30 $ 40,140
Texas 62,560 4.61 0.93 $ 19.11 $ 39,760
New York 32,390 3.45 0.70 $ 22.68 $ 47,170
North Carolina 31,440 6.56 1.33 $ 19.28 $ 40,100


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


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 5,440 11.59 2.35 $ 20.30 $ 42,210
Florida 90,320 9.44 1.91 $ 19.30 $ 40,140
Kentucky 17,070 8.69 1.76 $ 18.14 $ 37,740
Montana 4,260 8.49 1.72 $ 18.96 $ 39,450
Vermont 2,160 7.17 1.45 $ 21.42 $ 44,560


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


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)
Washington 9,500 2.72 0.55 $ 25.69 $ 53,420
California 112,740 6.28 1.27 $ 24.92 $ 51,830
District of Columbia 1,890 2.69 0.55 $ 24.76 $ 51,490
Massachusetts 20,010 5.49 1.11 $ 23.73 $ 49,360
Oregon 13,880 7.14 1.45 $ 23.42 $ 48,710



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


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 40,730 6.58 1.33 $ 24.02 $ 49,970
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 31,180 11.46 2.32 $ 19.75 $ 41,080
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 28,760 3.03 0.61 $ 23.55 $ 48,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20,570 5.18 1.05 $ 20.33 $ 42,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 16,590 5.86 1.19 $ 21.29 $ 44,290
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 15,720 3.49 0.71 $ 21.28 $ 44,260
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 14,990 5.43 1.10 $ 23.87 $ 49,660
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 13,750 4.32 0.88 $ 19.18 $ 39,880
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 13,700 9.70 1.96 $ 19.54 $ 40,640
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 13,600 5.62 1.14 $ 29.09 $ 60,510


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


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)
Rochester, MN 1,720 14.37 2.91 $ 23.89 $ 49,700
Iowa City, IA 1,290 14.27 2.89 $ 21.33 $ 44,370
The Villages, FL 540 14.11 2.86 $ 17.54 $ 36,470
Sebring, FL 340 12.38 2.51 $ 16.84 $ 35,020
Greenville, NC 980 12.25 2.48 $ 18.05 $ 37,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 31,180 11.46 2.32 $ 19.75 $ 41,080
Homosassa Springs, FL 380 11.04 2.24 $ 16.93 $ 35,210
Abilene, TX 790 10.90 2.21 $ 17.08 $ 35,520
Wilmington, NC 1,530 10.69 2.17 $ 18.93 $ 39,370
Corvallis, OR 400 10.63 2.15 $ 22.43 $ 46,660