Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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

Perform routine clerical and 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).

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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)
2,254,820	0.4 %	$17.75	$36,920	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.63	$13.45	$17.11	$21.61	$26.14
Annual Wage (2)	$22,110	$27,990	$35,590	$44,950	$54,370

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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)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	240,460	2.84	$17.91	$37,260
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	122,890	4.07	$19.01	$39,550
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	122,830	2.25	$19.57	$40,700
Real Estate	97,920	6.22	$16.51	$34,350
Employment Services	78,000	2.17	$17.36	$36,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

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	4,440	15.60	$19.13	$39,790
Other Investment Pools and Funds	640	8.99	$19.77	$41,130
Religious Organizations	16,500	8.52	$15.81	$32,890
Death Care Services	10,040	7.34	$15.26	$31,730
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	29,020	6.65	$18.45	$38,370

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	780	0.12	$27.92	$58,070
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	13,220	0.65	$24.34	$50,630
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	4,220	1.08	$22.53	$46,870
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	2,190	0.46	$22.43	$46,640
Natural Gas Distribution	1,000	0.89	$22.18	$46,140

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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)
California	239,080	14.32	0.91	$20.19	$41,990
New York	187,490	20.36	1.29	$19.32	$40,190
Texas	180,730	15.20	0.96	$16.76	$34,870
Florida	157,460	18.70	1.18	$16.46	$34,230
Pennsylvania	99,300	17.18	1.09	$16.97	$35,290

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)
New Mexico	25,480	31.81	2.01	$16.40	$34,120
Missouri	74,730	26.80	1.69	$16.15	$33,590
Alabama	45,730	23.79	1.50	$16.72	$34,790
Alaska	7,180	22.58	1.43	$19.36	$40,270
Maryland	58,670	22.02	1.39	$19.21	$39,950

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	14,810	20.91	1.32	$23.57	$49,030
Massachusetts	43,240	12.26	0.77	$22.00	$45,760
Connecticut	31,170	18.84	1.19	$21.51	$44,750
California	239,080	14.32	0.91	$20.19	$41,990
Washington	36,510	11.46	0.72	$20.10	$41,810

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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)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	126,900	18.96	1.20	$20.14	$41,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	68,690	15.50	0.98	$20.03	$41,660
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	43,120	14.72	0.93	$18.10	$37,650
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	42,560	11.62	0.73	$18.71	$38,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	36,920	14.65	0.93	$21.77	$45,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,810	14.05	0.89	$17.61	$36,620
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	33,800	13.56	0.86	$18.51	$38,500
St. Louis, MO-IL	31,550	23.26	1.47	$17.38	$36,140
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	30,630	15.47	0.98	$17.56	$36,520
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	30,330	22.30	1.41	$19.34	$40,220