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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Industry profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Geographic profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

National estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
682,630 0.7 % $ 19.84 $ 41,260 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.53 $ 16.94 $ 18.51 $ 22.38 $ 26.74
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,230 $ 35,240 $ 38,500 $ 46,550 $ 55,620

Industry profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 220,230 7.92 $ 19.13 $ 39,780
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 158,510 2.84 $ 20.30 $ 42,230
Offices of Dentists 82,660 8.21 $ 21.33 $ 44,370
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 51,930 4.86 $ 18.03 $ 37,500
Outpatient Care Centers 45,470 4.45 $ 21.84 $ 45,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists 82,660 8.21 $ 21.33 $ 44,370
Offices of Physicians 220,230 7.92 $ 19.13 $ 39,780
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 51,930 4.86 $ 18.03 $ 37,500
Outpatient Care Centers 45,470 4.45 $ 21.84 $ 45,430
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 10,630 3.34 $ 18.49 $ 38,460

Top paying industries for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (8) (8) $ 28.30 $ 58,870
Grantmaking and Giving Services 70 0.05 $ 23.57 $ 49,020
Legal Services 1,160 0.10 $ 22.81 $ 47,440
Insurance Carriers 3,200 0.27 $ 22.65 $ 47,110
Outpatient Care Centers 45,470 4.45 $ 21.84 $ 45,430

Geographic profile for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

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



Map of employment of medical secretaries and administrative assistants by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 108,430 6.15 1.33 $ 22.90 $ 47,640
Florida 69,250 7.52 1.63 $ 18.04 $ 37,530
Texas 56,810 4.37 0.95 $ 18.27 $ 37,990
New York 41,590 4.57 0.99 $ 21.47 $ 44,650
Pennsylvania 33,830 5.82 1.26 $ 18.72 $ 38,930


Map of location quotient of medical secretaries and administrative assistants by state, May 2022


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware 5,330 11.71 2.54 $ 19.34 $ 40,230
Montana 4,540 9.27 2.01 $ 17.66 $ 36,730
Kentucky 14,850 7.82 1.69 $ 16.88 $ 35,100
Vermont 2,230 7.59 1.65 $ 20.30 $ 42,230
Florida 69,250 7.52 1.63 $ 18.04 $ 37,530


Map of annual mean wages of medical secretaries and administrative assistants by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,360 1.97 0.43 $ 24.46 $ 50,870
Washington 8,890 2.61 0.57 $ 23.54 $ 48,960
Massachusetts 22,900 6.42 1.39 $ 23.07 $ 47,990
California 108,430 6.15 1.33 $ 22.90 $ 47,640
Minnesota 15,370 5.44 1.18 $ 22.58 $ 46,970



Map of employment of medical secretaries and administrative assistants by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 37,720 6.18 1.34 $ 22.40 $ 46,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 34,440 3.75 0.81 $ 22.33 $ 46,440
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 21,720 8.28 1.79 $ 18.66 $ 38,810
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 18,010 6.66 1.44 $ 23.36 $ 48,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 17,850 4.69 1.02 $ 19.46 $ 40,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 17,470 6.31 1.37 $ 20.14 $ 41,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 13,000 4.26 0.92 $ 18.35 $ 38,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 12,960 2.93 0.64 $ 20.27 $ 42,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 12,360 5.17 1.12 $ 26.32 $ 54,740
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 11,970 6.41 1.39 $ 18.79 $ 39,070


Map of location quotient of medical secretaries and administrative assistants by area, May 2022


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rochester, MN 2,560 21.82 4.73 $ 23.71 $ 49,310
Springfield, IL 1,220 11.97 2.59 $ 19.01 $ 39,530
Great Falls, MT 410 11.61 2.51 $ 17.04 $ 35,440
Missoula, MT 690 11.22 2.43 $ 17.41 $ 36,200
Sebring, FL 300 11.15 2.42 $ 15.58 $ 32,410
Abilene, TX 780 11.07 2.40 $ 15.95 $ 33,180
The Villages, FL 380 10.57 2.29 $ 16.82 $ 34,990
Dover, DE 660 10.09 2.19 $ 17.46 $ 36,320
Bend-Redmond, OR 860 9.86 2.14 $ 21.25 $ 44,200
Medford, OR 850 9.82 2.13 $ 20.64 $ 42,930