DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers. Excludes legal, medical, and executive secretaries (43-6011 through 43-6013).

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
Fargo ND-MN MSA	2,060	117	$18.70/hr	$0.28/hr	$12.90/hr	$15.59/hr	$18.22/hr	$21.79/hr	$25.17/hr
Minnesota	32,660	914	$20.21/hr	$0.16/hr	$13.26/hr	$16.57/hr	$20.01/hr	$24.02/hr	$28.14/hr
U S	2,038,340	8,153	$19.07/hr	$0.04/hr	$11.80/hr	$14.65/hr	$18.34/hr	$23.12/hr	$28.02/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 750 $18.62/hr Financial Activities 350 $19.08/hr Professional and Business Services 310 $17.34/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 180 $16.72/hr Construction 140 $18.34/hr Public Administration 140 $18.73/hr Manufacturing 90 $17.07/hr Other Services 60 $17.46/hr

Other Regional Data For Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 20,880 $20.94/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 2,540 $18.56/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 2,060 $18.22/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 2,050 $19.32/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 1,770 $17.00/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 1,490 $18.35/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 1,410 $19.34/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 1,150 $20.03/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 760 $18.37/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 680 $20.43/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 570 $18.22/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 530 $19.08/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	2,960	$19.23/hr	N/A
Receptionists and Information Clerks	640	$13.76/hr	N/A
Tellers	560	$15.69/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	390	$18.99/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	340	$22.04/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	160	$19.16/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	130	$22.69/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	130	$22.98/hr	N/A
Word Processors and Typists	10	$20.48/hr	N/A

• Answers telephone and gives information to callers, takes messages, or transfers calls to appropriate individuals.
• Answers routine correspondence.
• Schedules appointments.
• Takes dictation in shorthand or by machine and transcribes information.
• Files correspondence and other records.
• Arranges travel schedules and reservations.
• Makes copies of correspondence and other printed matter.
• Provides customer services such as, order placement and account information.
• Collects and disburses funds from cash account and keeps records.
• Prepares and mails checks.
• Orders and dispenses supplies.
• Mails newsletters, promotional material and other information.
• Compiles and types statistical reports, using typewriter or computer.
• Records and types minutes of meetings, using typewriter or computer.
• Compiles and maintains lists and records, using typewriter or computer.
• Greets and welcomes visitors, determines nature of business, and conducts visitors to employer or appropriate person.
• Locates and attaches appropriate file to incoming correspondence requiring reply.
• Maintains calendar and coordinates conferences and meetings.
• Composes and distributes meeting notes, correspondence, and reports.
• Opens incoming mail and routes mail to appropriate individuals.