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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	8,900	401	$21.13/hr	$0.34/hr	$16.15/hr	$18.07/hr	$21.19/hr	$24.05/hr	$27.03/hr
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 7,850 $21.30/hr Professional and Business Services 940 $20.59/hr Public Administration 30 $23.93/hr

Other Regional Data For Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 8,900 $21.19/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 950 $20.34/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 800 $19.31/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 650 $14.73/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 540 $18.33/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 260 $17.91/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 230 $18.33/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 190 $21.06/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 150 $17.93/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 150 $18.21/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 120 $17.56/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 90 $17.94/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast N/A $20.99/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5,900	$22.73/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	5,380	$21.83/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	2,530	$28.41/hr	N/A
Procurement Clerks	730	$21.53/hr	N/A
File Clerks	640	$17.40/hr	N/A
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	390	$25.20/hr	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	$23.72/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.