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
EDR 4 - West Central	1,340	156	$18.70/hr	$0.29/hr	$13.15/hr	$16.16/hr	$18.53/hr	$21.86/hr	$24.60/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 720 $18.99/hr Construction 110 $19.69/hr Manufacturing 90 $18.48/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 90 $17.32/hr Financial Activities 90 $17.88/hr Professional and Business Services 90 $15.68/hr Public Administration 80 $20.73/hr Other Services 30 $17.83/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  -  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)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	1,410	$16.98/hr	N/A
Tellers	510	$14.17/hr	N/A
Receptionists and Information Clerks	440	$13.64/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	410	$22.17/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	200	$17.79/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	120	$20.07/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	60	$23.69/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	30	$23.16/hr	N/A
Word Processors and Typists	N/A	N/A	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.