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 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley28015$18.94/hr$0.39/hr$12.96/hr$16.50/hr$18.99/hr$22.11/hr$24.37/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 Services160$18.27/hr
Public Administration30$19.49/hr
Construction20$22.20/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities20$18.36/hr
Manufacturing10$18.58/hr
Financial Activities10$19.57/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, General290$16.24/hrN/A
Receptionists and Information Clerks170$14.59/hrN/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators170$19.25/hrN/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks110$22.71/hrN/A
Tellers90$14.71/hrN/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks40$19.05/hrN/A
Word Processors and TypistsN/AN/AN/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksN/AN/AN/A
Legal SecretariesN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive