Occupational Employment Statistics
43-6013 Medical Secretaries
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.
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Minnesota
| 14,240 | 684 | $24.13/hr | $19.43/hr | $22.06/hr | $23.82/hr | $25.70/hr | $29.05/hr |
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U S
| 749,500 | 4,497 | $21.51/hr | $15.82/hr | $18.12/hr | $20.16/hr | $23.78/hr | $28.94/hr |
| Financial Activities | 30 | $24.07/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 890 | $25.04/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 13,210 | $23.82/hr |
| Public Administration | 100 | $21.70/hr |
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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
| 30,810 | $23.91/hr | -10.1% |
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
| 3,280 | $30.87/hr | 5.3% |
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Receptionists and Information Clerks
| 14,610 | $18.34/hr | 0.2% |
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Office Clerks, General
| 56,580 | $22.85/hr | -3.9% |
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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
| 3,640 | $24.69/hr | -1.7% |
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Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
| 3,900 | $22.23/hr | 7.4% |
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Billing and Posting Clerks
| 6,520 | $24.97/hr | 0.5% |
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Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
| 1,910 | $26.37/hr | 6.4% |
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
| 2,510 | $22.39/hr | -8.6% |
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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
| 2,700 | $28.79/hr | -15.1% |
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.