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43-6012 Legal Secretaries

Occupational Description:
Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	3,310	361	$30.32/hr	$22.53/hr	$26.16/hr	$27.27/hr	$37.06/hr	$39.92/hr
U S	152,790	3,209	$27.93/hr	$17.25/hr	$20.56/hr	$25.14/hr	$32.98/hr	$41.11/hr

Leading Industries for Legal Secretaries

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Information	N/A	N/A
Financial Activities	40	$34.62/hr
Professional and Business Services	2,750	$27.27/hr
Public Administration	510	$29.48/hr

Other Regional Data for Legal Secretaries

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$31.06/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	40	$24.89/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	50	$23.13/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	50	$25.97/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	50	$23.23/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	80	$27.13/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	90	$23.73/hr	-19.8%
St Cloud MN MSA	90	$23.62/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	110	$26.05/hr	-20.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	110	$25.55/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	120	$25.55/hr	-21.5%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	130	$23.62/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	140	$23.76/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	160	$23.81/hr	-21.6%
Central Minnesota	170	$24.93/hr	-21.5%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	2,630	$29.48/hr	-22.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,720	$29.23/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,310	$27.27/hr	-22.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	5,650	$31.00/hr	3.5%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	6,320	$25.38/hr	3.9%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	9,110	$36.15/hr	-20.3%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	30,810	$23.91/hr	-10.1%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	450	$29.67/hr	-4.3%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3,640	$24.69/hr	-1.7%
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Office Clerks, General	56,580	$22.85/hr	-3.9%
Compliance Officers	6,820	$39.30/hr	5.9%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,700	$28.79/hr	-15.1%

Task for Legal Secretaries

Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
Receive and place telephone calls.
Schedule and make appointments.
Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.
Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
Receive and place telephone calls.
Complete various forms, such as accident reports, trial and courtroom requests, and applications for clients.
Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.