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
Central Minnesota 16033$20.01/hr$2.02/hr$11.61/hr$15.14/hr$20.85/hr$24.26/hr$28.09/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 Services90$17.86/hr
Public Administration50$24.66/hr
Other Regional Data For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,530 $28.41/hr -22.1%
Central Minnesota 160 $20.85/hr -21.5%
Southeast Minnesota 150 $18.90/hr -20.7%
Northeast Minnesota 140 $22.84/hr -21.5%
Northwest Minnesota 70 $20.96/hr -21.6%
Southwest Minnesota N/A $21.56/hr -19.8%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Office Clerks, General4,580$17.90/hr-2.3%
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive3,320$20.69/hr-8.9%
Medical Secretaries1,300$19.98/hr6.8%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks800$21.65/hr5.9%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants310$23.11/hr3.8%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers60$27.36/hrN/A
Correspondence ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants