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