DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff. Excludes ?Secretaries? (43-6012 through 43-6014).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	320	29	$24.95/hr	$0.57/hr	$17.38/hr	$20.74/hr	$24.54/hr	$28.91/hr	$32.77/hr
Minnesota	10,720	375	$29.32/hr	$0.35/hr	$20.59/hr	$23.85/hr	$28.59/hr	$34.27/hr	$39.42/hr
U S	542,690	3,256	$30.62/hr	$0.06/hr	$18.44/hr	$23.37/hr	$29.62/hr	$36.89/hr	$44.44/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 120 $23.02/hr Manufacturing 50 $29.56/hr Financial Activities 50 $25.86/hr Professional and Business Services 50 $26.55/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 20 $18.48/hr Public Administration 20 $20.74/hr

Other Regional Data For Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 8,570 $29.50/hr -20.2% Central Minnesota 650 $26.23/hr -17.3% Southeast Minnesota 550 $24.11/hr -17.1% Northeast Minnesota 360 $27.28/hr -19.4% Southwest Minnesota 320 $24.54/hr -16.7% Northwest Minnesota 320 $23.76/hr -18.2%

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,330	$19.01/hr	-10.9%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	700	$22.18/hr	4.2%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	380	$22.92/hr	3.4%
Management Analysts	200	$31.50/hr	3.4%
Library Technicians	120	$18.39/hr	-6.3%
Procurement Clerks	40	$20.90/hr	-7.3%
Legal Secretaries	N/A	$21.56/hr	-19.8%

• Coordinates and directs office services, such as records and budget preparation, personnel, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
• Files and retrieves corporation documents, records, and reports.
• Interprets administrative and operating policies and procedures for employees.
• Plans conferences.
• Reads and answers correspondence.
• Studies management methods to improve workflow, simplify reporting procedures, or implement cost reductions.
• Analyzes operating practices and procedures to create new or to revise existing methods.
• Prepares records and reports, such as recommendations for solutions of administrative problems and annual reports.