Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Occupational Description:
Perform routine clerical and 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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	3,340	490	$18.19/hr	$12.76/hr	$15.09/hr	$17.78/hr	$21.11/hr	$24.90/hr

Leading Industries for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	60	$18.87/hr
Construction	3,380	$22.49/hr
Manufacturing	2,520	$21.59/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,720	$19.73/hr
Information	400	$18.28/hr
Financial Activities	3,560	$19.03/hr
Professional and Business Services	5,070	$19.38/hr
Education and Health Services	11,070	$19.58/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	490	$17.49/hr
Other Services	2,020	$18.75/hr
Public Administration	1,380	$22.93/hr

Other Regional Data for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Northeast Balance of State	530	$19.08/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	570	$18.22/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	680	$20.43/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	760	$18.37/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	1,150	$20.03/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	1,410	$19.34/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	1,490	$18.35/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	1,650	$19.56/hr	-9.4%
Rochester MN MSA	1,770	$17.00/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	2,050	$19.32/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	2,060	$18.22/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	2,330	$19.01/hr	-11.0%
Northwest Balance of State	2,540	$18.56/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	3,070	$18.51/hr	-5.2%
Central Minnesota	3,320	$20.69/hr	-2.4%
Southeast Minnesota	3,340	$17.78/hr	-8.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	19,030	$20.94/hr	-7.4%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	20,880	$20.94/hr	N/A
Minnesota	32,660	$20.01/hr	-7.3%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	7,290	$22.84/hr	6.3%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	10,720	$28.59/hr	-17.2%
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3,390	$25.75/hr	-20.0%
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	$22.72/hr	3.1%
Office Clerks, General	52,080	$18.44/hr	-2.4%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	6,790	$22.52/hr	7.0%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	3,170	$21.52/hr	-3.4%
Procurement Clerks	1,120	$20.96/hr	-3.8%
Receptionists and Information Clerks	16,900	$14.83/hr	5.2%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,480	$24.85/hr	-1.2%

Task for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Open, read, route, and distribute incoming mail or other materials and answer routine letters.
Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.
Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
Make copies of correspondence or other printed material.
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.
Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.