Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
1,826,710	0.8 %	$ 20.87	$ 43,410	0.2 %

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

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.94	$ 16.65	$ 19.71	$ 24.00	$ 29.23
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,000	$ 34,620	$ 41,000	$ 49,920	$ 60,790

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	224,470	2.67	$ 20.39	$ 42,420
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	114,190	2.12	$ 23.12	$ 48,090
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	102,400	3.39	$ 21.79	$ 45,320
Employment Services	62,900	1.60	$ 19.87	$ 41,340
Real Estate	55,420	3.12	$ 19.75	$ 41,080

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	4,680	16.48	$ 19.53	$ 40,620
Religious Organizations	12,400	6.56	$ 19.01	$ 39,550
Death Care Services	7,290	5.35	$ 18.04	$ 37,530
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	21,640	5.17	$ 22.33	$ 46,450
Grantmaking and Giving Services	6,790	4.54	$ 23.90	$ 49,720

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)	630	0.10	$ 31.48	$ 65,480
Natural Gas Distribution	780	0.71	$ 27.75	$ 57,720
Telecommunications	4,480	0.68	$ 27.51	$ 57,220
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	430	0.16	$ 27.46	$ 57,110
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	2,200	0.66	$ 27.32	$ 56,820

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 2022

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	180,200	10.22	0.83	$ 24.65	$ 51,260
Texas	156,100	12.01	0.97	$ 19.47	$ 40,500
New York	139,270	15.29	1.24	$ 22.29	$ 46,370
Florida	105,100	11.41	0.92	$ 19.32	$ 40,180
Pennsylvania	83,590	14.39	1.16	$ 19.86	$ 41,310

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

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	26,410	32.25	2.61	$ 19.61	$ 40,780
Alabama	44,070	21.99	1.78	$ 18.76	$ 39,010
Kansas	27,720	20.08	1.63	$ 17.75	$ 36,930
District of Columbia	13,090	18.96	1.54	$ 26.34	$ 54,790
Louisiana	33,900	18.35	1.49	$ 17.66	$ 36,730

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

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	13,090	18.96	1.54	$ 26.34	$ 54,790
Connecticut	24,640	15.11	1.22	$ 25.52	$ 53,080
Massachusetts	38,670	10.85	0.88	$ 25.07	$ 52,140
California	180,200	10.22	0.83	$ 24.65	$ 51,260
Washington	34,910	10.25	0.83	$ 24.65	$ 51,260

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

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	128,790	14.02	1.14	$ 23.24	$ 48,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66,140	10.84	0.88	$ 24.22	$ 50,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	53,700	12.16	0.98	$ 23.34	$ 48,550
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,870	10.74	0.87	$ 20.33	$ 42,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	37,300	13.47	1.09	$ 21.81	$ 45,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	37,080	12.25	0.99	$ 24.44	$ 50,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	34,640	11.34	0.92	$ 20.43	$ 42,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	33,560	12.79	1.04	$ 20.66	$ 42,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	30,830	11.30	0.92	$ 19.44	$ 40,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	30,420	11.25	0.91	$ 25.44	$ 52,910

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

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	2,180	36.46	2.95	$ 21.05	$ 43,780
Las Cruces, NM	2,460	33.82	2.74	$ 18.37	$ 38,210
Carson City, NV	940	31.79	2.57	$ 20.61	$ 42,860
Albuquerque, NM	11,800	30.95	2.51	$ 20.16	$ 41,940
Jefferson City, MO	2,060	28.13	2.28	$ 17.34	$ 36,060
Farmington, NM	1,210	27.82	2.25	$ 19.57	$ 40,710
Ithaca, NY	1,270	26.91	2.18	$ 24.22	$ 50,380
Montgomery, AL	3,870	24.60	1.99	$ 18.31	$ 38,090
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	11,910	23.77	1.92	$ 19.58	$ 40,730
State College, PA	1,510	23.35	1.89	$ 19.63	$ 40,820