DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,650172$19.61/hr$0.30/hr$13.19/hr$16.59/hr$19.56/hr$23.07/hr$26.01/hr
Minnesota 32,660914$20.21/hr$0.16/hr$13.26/hr$16.57/hr$20.01/hr$24.02/hr$28.14/hr
U S 2,038,3408,153$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services630$20.51/hr
Construction200$20.84/hr
Financial Activities160$18.03/hr
Professional and Business Services160$16.54/hr
Other Services140$17.51/hr
Public Administration100$20.04/hr
Manufacturing90$21.26/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities90$20.15/hr
Leisure and Hospitality30$17.42/hr
Natural Resources and Mining30$20.27/hr
Other Regional Data For Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 19,030 $20.94/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 3,340 $17.78/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 2,150 $21.03/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,650 $19.56/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 1,340 $18.53/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 1,160 $20.03/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 770 $17.25/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 600 $19.03/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 570 $21.47/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 560 $17.15/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 480 $18.93/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 470 $20.82/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 280 $18.99/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Office Clerks, General2,800$16.70/hrN/A
Receptionists and Information Clerks980$13.02/hrN/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks640$22.63/hrN/A
Tellers620$14.40/hrN/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators440$18.10/hrN/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks170$18.77/hrN/A
Legal Secretaries140$22.84/hrN/A
Word Processors and TypistsN/AN/AN/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive