Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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

Perform routine 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).

National estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Industry profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Geographic profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

National estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
1,825,980	0.5 %	$ 19.75	$ 41,080	0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.56	$ 14.52	$ 18.21	$ 22.87	$ 28.61
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,200	$ 30,210	$ 37,880	$ 47,570	$ 59,500

Industry profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	223,680	2.76	$ 19.22	$ 39,970
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	109,810	2.04	$ 22.02	$ 45,810
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	103,190	3.46	$ 20.55	$ 42,750
Real Estate	69,100	4.13	$ 18.29	$ 38,050
Employment Services	58,610	1.68	$ 18.93	$ 39,380

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

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	3,550	15.12	$ 19.87	$ 41,340
Religious Organizations	14,040	7.83	$ 17.97	$ 37,380
Death Care Services	7,590	5.74	$ 16.70	$ 34,730
Other Investment Pools and Funds	670	5.33	$ 19.21	$ 39,950
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	21,130	5.15	$ 20.56	$ 42,760

Top paying industries for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	780	0.12	$ 29.85	$ 62,080
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	200	0.94	$ 28.50	$ 59,280
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	9,350	0.44	$ 26.26	$ 54,630
Metal Ore Mining	260	0.63	$ 25.73	$ 53,510
Natural Gas Distribution	900	0.82	$ 25.46	$ 52,950

Geographic profile for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2021

States with the highest employment level in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	172,560	10.44	0.81	$ 23.04	$ 47,930
New York	157,250	18.14	1.40	$ 21.43	$ 44,570
Texas	155,450	12.71	0.98	$ 18.32	$ 38,110
Florida	113,450	13.18	1.02	$ 18.24	$ 37,930
Pennsylvania	85,310	15.28	1.18	$ 19.02	$ 39,570

Map of location quotient of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2021

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Mexico	27,640	35.59	2.75	$ 18.52	$ 38,520
Alabama	45,890	23.80	1.84	$ 18.02	$ 37,490
Kansas	27,750	20.72	1.60	$ 16.99	$ 35,340
District of Columbia	13,340	20.14	1.55	$ 24.85	$ 51,690
Missouri	54,050	19.81	1.53	$ 17.32	$ 36,020

Map of annual mean wages of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by state, May 2021

Top paying states for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	13,340	20.14	1.55	$ 24.85	$ 51,690
Massachusetts	38,220	11.26	0.87	$ 23.95	$ 49,820
Connecticut	24,960	15.86	1.22	$ 23.67	$ 49,230
Washington	33,400	10.42	0.80	$ 23.16	$ 48,170
California	172,560	10.44	0.81	$ 23.04	$ 47,930

Map of employment of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

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	144,400	16.64	1.28	$ 22.13	$ 46,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	65,350	11.43	0.88	$ 22.40	$ 46,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	45,760	10.81	0.83	$ 21.92	$ 45,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,520	11.29	0.87	$ 19.42	$ 40,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	39,950	15.05	1.16	$ 20.92	$ 43,520
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	37,980	15.49	1.19	$ 18.95	$ 39,410
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	37,550	12.80	0.99	$ 23.41	$ 48,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	36,690	12.66	0.98	$ 18.96	$ 39,430
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,060	13.93	1.08	$ 18.54	$ 38,550
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	29,310	11.34	0.87	$ 24.38	$ 50,700

Map of location quotient of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Santa Fe, NM	2,090	37.19	2.87	$ 19.99	$ 41,590
Las Cruces, NM	2,490	36.49	2.82	$ 17.34	$ 36,070
Albuquerque, NM	12,550	34.44	2.66	$ 19.08	$ 39,690
Farmington, NM	1,410	34.29	2.65	$ 18.41	$ 38,300
Carson City, NV	1,010	33.82	2.61	$ 19.85	$ 41,280
Jefferson City, MO	2,130	29.32	2.26	$ 15.43	$ 32,100
Ithaca, NY	1,350	29.04	2.24	$ 22.86	$ 47,540
Montgomery, AL	3,960	25.76	1.99	$ 17.65	$ 36,720
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1,920	25.75	1.99	$ 18.00	$ 37,440
Mobile, AL	4,130	25.40	1.96	$ 17.72	$ 36,860