DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-6012 Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 2,530366$28.34/hr$1.30/hr$15.86/hr$21.66/hr$28.41/hr$35.72/hr$39.81/hr
Minnesota 3,390546$26.62/hr$0.88/hr$15.62/hr$20.11/hr$25.75/hr$33.95/hr$39.03/hr
U S 168,1402,858$24.77/hr$0.15/hr$14.00/hr$17.41/hr$23.02/hr$30.89/hr$38.73/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services2,200$29.66/hr
Public Administration260$25.87/hr
Financial Activities30$29.28/hr
Other Regional Data For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 2,530 $28.41/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 150 $18.90/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 140 $22.84/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 110 $18.15/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 30 $23.16/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 30 $20.56/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 20 $23.09/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 20 $21.44/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 10 $16.63/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 10 $22.22/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A $32.20/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Office Clerks, General32,070$19.27/hrN/A
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive19,030$20.94/hrN/A
Medical Secretaries8,900$21.19/hrN/A
Paralegals and Legal Assistants4,340$28.35/hrN/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks3,680$23.05/hrN/A
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers1,050$26.86/hrN/A
Correspondence ClerksN/A$23.72/hrN/A
Tasks for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants