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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
604,780 0.8 % $18.31 $38,090 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.58 $14.71 $17.59 $21.47 $25.59
Annual Wage (2) $26,180 $30,590 $36,580 $44,650 $53,230


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 183,650 6.94 $17.69 $36,800
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 154,200 2.76 $18.61 $38,710
Offices of Dentists 83,800 8.68 $20.01 $41,620
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 47,990 5.02 $16.61 $34,550
Outpatient Care Centers 39,500 4.14 $19.76 $41,100

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 83,800 8.68 $20.01 $41,620
Offices of Physicians 183,650 6.94 $17.69 $36,800
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 47,990 5.02 $16.61 $34,550
Outpatient Care Centers 39,500 4.14 $19.76 $41,100
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 154,200 2.76 $18.61 $38,710

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 40 (7) $21.87 $45,480
Scientific Research and Development Services 710 0.10 $21.02 $43,710
Grantmaking and Giving Services 70 0.05 $21.00 $43,690
Educational Support Services 30 0.02 $20.41 $42,460
Offices of Dentists 83,800 8.68 $20.01 $41,620


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 95,120 5.47 1.33 $21.21 $44,110
Texas 82,490 6.64 1.61 $16.68 $34,690
Florida 31,680 3.60 0.88 $16.71 $34,760
Ohio 31,110 5.71 1.39 $17.14 $35,650
Michigan 25,940 5.97 1.45 $17.24 $35,860




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 4,980 11.02 2.68 $18.08 $37,600
Montana 3,720 7.95 1.93 $15.83 $32,940
Oregon 14,660 7.69 1.87 $20.10 $41,810
Alaska 2,330 7.35 1.79 $19.13 $39,790
Massachusetts 25,240 6.97 1.69 $21.24 $44,180




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 1,410 1.95 0.47 $22.12 $46,020
Massachusetts 25,240 6.97 1.69 $21.24 $44,180
California 95,120 5.47 1.33 $21.21 $44,110
Washington 8,870 2.67 0.65 $20.81 $43,290
Hawaii 1,060 1.67 0.41 $20.79 $43,240





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 33,750 5.41 1.31 $20.78 $43,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 24,640 6.74 1.64 $17.63 $36,680
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 19,330 6.91 1.68 $21.81 $45,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 18,610 6.10 1.48 $17.23 $35,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,460 1.50 0.36 $21.32 $44,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 12,600 2.69 0.65 $18.75 $39,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 12,460 4.33 1.05 $18.86 $39,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 12,190 4.44 1.08 $18.41 $38,290
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 11,820 5.97 1.45 $17.71 $36,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,110 4.50 1.09 $23.62 $49,140




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Abilene, TX 890 13.31 3.23 $13.96 $29,030
San Angelo, TX 600 12.70 3.09 $14.42 $30,000
Bend-Redmond, OR 1,070 12.65 3.07 $19.27 $40,080
Corvallis, OR 460 12.56 3.05 $19.13 $39,800
Medford, OR 1,060 12.27 2.98 $17.78 $36,980
Missoula, MT 720 11.86 2.88 $15.65 $32,560
Lubbock, TX 1,690 11.62 2.82 $14.39 $29,930
Grants Pass, OR 310 11.47 2.79 $18.29 $38,030
Texarkana, TX-AR 580 10.11 2.46 $14.72 $30,610
Lima, OH 490 9.81 2.38 $15.07 $31,350




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,930 6.08 1.48 $26.11 $54,310
Salinas, CA 610 3.31 0.80 $24.17 $50,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,080 7.62 1.85 $23.94 $49,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,110 4.50 1.09 $23.62 $49,140
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 6,940 6.85 1.66 $22.72 $47,270
Longview, WA (8) (8) (8) $22.73 $47,270
Napa, CA 360 4.70 1.14 $22.66 $47,130
New Haven, CT 730 2.56 0.62 $22.46 $46,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,170 2.56 0.62 $22.22 $46,210
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 19,330 6.91 1.68 $21.81 $45,370

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,190 11.13 2.70 $13.88 $28,880
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,650 4.95 1.20 $14.44 $30,040
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,330 4.80 1.17 $15.48 $32,190
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 1,080 6.81 1.65 $14.39 $29,940
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,080 10.15 2.47 $14.02 $29,170

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,190 11.13 2.70 $13.88 $28,880
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,080 10.15 2.47 $14.02 $29,170
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 720 9.53 2.31 $15.51 $32,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 530 8.53 2.07 $18.65 $38,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 770 7.59 1.84 $13.92 $28,960

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 230 1.91 0.46 $21.80 $45,330
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 290 4.81 1.17 $21.37 $44,450
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 130 4.09 0.99 $20.59 $42,830
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 490 3.10 0.75 $20.59 $42,820
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 340 2.75 0.67 $19.85 $41,290


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020