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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
43-6013 Medical Secretaries
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 556,820 |
0.7 % |
$16.85 |
$35,060 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.16 |
$13.32 |
$16.22 |
$19.42 |
$23.91 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,220 |
$27,710 |
$33,730 |
$40,400 |
$49,730 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Physicians |
179,580 |
7.14 |
$16.26 |
$33,820 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
138,950 |
2.57 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| Offices of Dentists |
82,460 |
8.99 |
$18.82 |
$39,130 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
51,120 |
6.10 |
$15.02 |
$31,240 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
27,650 |
3.31 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Dentists |
82,460 |
8.99 |
$18.82 |
$39,130 |
| Offices of Physicians |
179,580 |
7.14 |
$16.26 |
$33,820 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
51,120 |
6.10 |
$15.02 |
$31,240 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
27,650 |
3.31 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
8,140 |
3.18 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
96,290 |
8.20 |
2.07 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| California |
73,310 |
4.59 |
1.16 |
$19.23 |
$40,000 |
| Ohio |
39,610 |
7.42 |
1.87 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Pennsylvania |
24,450 |
4.26 |
1.07 |
$16.64 |
$34,600 |
| Massachusetts |
22,240 |
6.43 |
1.62 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Delaware |
4,010 |
9.09 |
2.29 |
$17.02 |
$35,410 |
| Texas |
96,290 |
8.20 |
2.07 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Oregon |
13,460 |
7.52 |
1.90 |
$18.15 |
$37,750 |
| Ohio |
39,610 |
7.42 |
1.87 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Massachusetts |
22,240 |
6.43 |
1.62 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,710 |
2.44 |
0.61 |
$21.04 |
$43,750 |
| Washington |
8,420 |
2.75 |
0.69 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
| Massachusetts |
22,240 |
6.43 |
1.62 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
| Connecticut |
3,930 |
2.36 |
0.60 |
$20.24 |
$42,110 |
| Minnesota |
11,200 |
3.98 |
1.00 |
$19.84 |
$41,260 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
25,130 |
8.56 |
2.16 |
$16.60 |
$34,520 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
19,800 |
8.15 |
2.05 |
$15.60 |
$32,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
19,020 |
4.51 |
1.14 |
$18.23 |
$37,920 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
11,840 |
6.56 |
1.66 |
$21.18 |
$44,060 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
10,630 |
1.61 |
0.41 |
$20.57 |
$42,780 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
9,930 |
5.13 |
1.29 |
$16.12 |
$33,530 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division |
8,310 |
8.47 |
2.14 |
$16.31 |
$33,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
8,260 |
2.27 |
0.57 |
$16.56 |
$34,440 |
| Columbus, OH |
8,180 |
7.99 |
2.01 |
$16.27 |
$33,850 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
8,060 |
5.15 |
1.30 |
$17.36 |
$36,110 |
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United States Department of Labor
