Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-6013 Medical Secretaries

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	1,290	74	$22.64/hr	$18.17/hr	$19.48/hr	$22.96/hr	$24.52/hr	$28.19/hr

Leading Industries for Medical Secretaries

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
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

Other Regional Data for Medical Secretaries

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	130	$20.17/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	190	$21.71/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	330	$22.47/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	400	$19.33/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	430	$22.45/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	460	$22.43/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	590	$20.87/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	660	$22.20/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	730	$22.07/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	750	$22.21/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	760	$22.47/hr	7.0%
Northwest Minnesota	800	$22.25/hr	5.9%
Northeast Minnesota	870	$22.21/hr	6.2%
Central Minnesota	1,290	$22.96/hr	6.8%
Rochester MN MSA	1,720	$23.82/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	2,250	$23.82/hr	9.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	8,180	$24.23/hr	6.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	8,730	$24.23/hr	N/A
Minnesota	14,240	$23.82/hr	5.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	30,810	$23.91/hr	-10.1%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	3,280	$30.87/hr	5.3%
Receptionists and Information Clerks	14,610	$18.34/hr	0.2%
Office Clerks, General	56,580	$22.85/hr	-3.9%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3,640	$24.69/hr	-1.7%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	3,900	$22.23/hr	7.4%
Billing and Posting Clerks	6,520	$24.97/hr	0.5%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	1,910	$26.37/hr	6.4%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	2,510	$22.39/hr	-8.6%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,700	$28.79/hr	-15.1%

Task for Medical Secretaries

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.