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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
656,640 |
0.9 % |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,740 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 13.96 |
$ 14.77 |
$ 18.01 |
$ 22.39 |
$ 25.78 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,040 |
$ 30,710 |
$ 37,450 |
$ 46,570 |
$ 53,630 |
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 |
213,240 |
7.91 |
$ 18.33 |
$ 38,130 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
154,220 |
2.76 |
$ 19.45 |
$ 40,450 |
Offices of Dentists |
89,180 |
9.18 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,170 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
46,750 |
4.81 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,720 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
43,570 |
4.41 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,160 |
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 |
89,180 |
9.18 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,170 |
Offices of Physicians |
213,240 |
7.91 |
$ 18.33 |
$ 38,130 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
46,750 |
4.81 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,720 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
43,570 |
4.41 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,160 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
8,600 |
2.92 |
$ 18.07 |
$ 37,590 |
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) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 34.81 |
$ 72,410 |
Legal Services |
720 |
0.06 |
$ 22.51 |
$ 46,820 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
80 |
0.02 |
$ 22.44 |
$ 46,680 |
Personal Care Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 21.90 |
$ 45,550 |
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
110 |
0.02 |
$ 21.83 |
$ 45,410 |
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 |
98,120 |
5.94 |
1.27 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,400 |
Texas |
64,740 |
5.30 |
1.14 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 36,390 |
Florida |
55,190 |
6.41 |
1.38 |
$ 17.21 |
$ 35,800 |
New York |
44,290 |
5.11 |
1.10 |
$ 20.46 |
$ 42,560 |
Pennsylvania |
35,180 |
6.30 |
1.35 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,770 |
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 |
5,050 |
11.60 |
2.49 |
$ 18.60 |
$ 38,680 |
Montana |
4,360 |
9.26 |
1.99 |
$ 17.03 |
$ 35,420 |
Oregon |
15,000 |
8.22 |
1.76 |
$ 21.31 |
$ 44,330 |
Vermont |
2,090 |
7.36 |
1.58 |
$ 19.60 |
$ 40,770 |
Alaska |
2,120 |
7.15 |
1.53 |
$ 20.41 |
$ 42,460 |
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 |
1,120 |
1.69 |
0.36 |
$ 23.02 |
$ 47,880 |
Washington |
7,830 |
2.44 |
0.52 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,170 |
California |
98,120 |
5.94 |
1.27 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,400 |
Massachusetts |
23,850 |
7.03 |
1.51 |
$ 22.18 |
$ 46,130 |
Rhode Island |
1,790 |
3.90 |
0.84 |
$ 21.90 |
$ 45,560 |
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) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
36,640 |
4.22 |
0.91 |
$ 21.31 |
$ 44,320 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
30,930 |
5.41 |
1.16 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 45,980 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
18,860 |
7.30 |
1.57 |
$ 22.50 |
$ 46,800 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
18,430 |
5.14 |
1.10 |
$ 18.68 |
$ 38,840 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
17,080 |
4.04 |
0.87 |
$ 19.48 |
$ 40,520 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
17,060 |
6.43 |
1.38 |
$ 19.95 |
$ 41,490 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
16,710 |
6.82 |
1.46 |
$ 18.02 |
$ 37,470 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
15,250 |
5.26 |
1.13 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,990 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
13,250 |
5.91 |
1.27 |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,300 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
11,420 |
5.40 |
1.16 |
$ 19.09 |
$ 39,700 |
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 |
2,260 |
19.46 |
4.18 |
$ 20.58 |
$ 42,810 |
Abilene, TX |
960 |
13.98 |
3.00 |
$ 15.25 |
$ 31,710 |
San Angelo, TX |
640 |
13.83 |
2.97 |
$ 15.27 |
$ 31,770 |
Medford, OR |
1,090 |
12.71 |
2.73 |
$ 19.57 |
$ 40,700 |
Bend-Redmond, OR |
1,050 |
12.52 |
2.69 |
$ 20.07 |
$ 41,740 |
Springfield, IL |
1,160 |
11.99 |
2.57 |
$ 17.94 |
$ 37,320 |
Corvallis, OR |
420 |
11.93 |
2.56 |
$ 19.72 |
$ 41,030 |
Missoula, MT |
670 |
11.17 |
2.40 |
$ 16.67 |
$ 34,670 |
Great Falls, MT |
380 |
11.08 |
2.38 |
$ 16.40 |
$ 34,120 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL |
550 |
10.77 |
2.31 |
$ 15.58 |
$ 32,410 |
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