DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	13,790	1,076	$20.67/hr	$0.23/hr	$15.87/hr	$17.64/hr	$20.63/hr	$23.66/hr	$26.05/hr
U S	604,780	4,838	$18.53/hr	$0.06/hr	$12.73/hr	$14.89/hr	$17.80/hr	$21.73/hr	$25.90/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 12,590 $20.69/hr Professional and Business Services 1,070 $20.17/hr Public Administration 50 $19.86/hr

Other Regional Data For Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 13,790 $20.63/hr 3.1% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 9,330 $21.12/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 8,900 $21.19/hr N/A Central Minnesota 1,300 $19.98/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 800 $19.31/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 730 $18.10/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 670 $17.91/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 670 $19.60/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 650 $18.02/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 590 $20.64/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 490 $21.00/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 470 $17.58/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 420 $17.27/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 360 $17.97/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 200 $17.64/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 190 $18.85/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 130 $18.10/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A $20.99/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $20.89/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	7,770	$20.91/hr	1.5%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	6,790	$22.52/hr	-0.5%
Legal Secretaries	3,390	$25.75/hr	-4.7%
Procurement Clerks	1,120	$20.96/hr	0.1%
File Clerks	1,090	$16.88/hr	-2.2%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	570	$23.91/hr	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	$22.72/hr	N/A

• Compiles and records medical charts, reports, and correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
• Schedules patient diagnostic appointments and medical consultations.
• Takes dictation in shorthand.
• Transmits correspondence and medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
• Greets visitors, ascertains purpose of visits, and directs to appropriate staff.
• Routes messages and documents such as laboratory results to appropriate staff.
• Prepares and transmits patients' bills.
• Maintains medical records and correspondence files.
• Answers telephone and directs call to appropriate staff.
• Transcribes recorded messages and practitioner's diagnosis and recommendations into patient's medical record.