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
Central Minnesota 3,320113$20.57/hr$0.24/hr$14.07/hr$17.21/hr$20.69/hr$24.12/hr$27.83/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 Services1,140$21.13/hr
Construction550$22.90/hr
Manufacturing340$21.41/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities310$19.63/hr
Professional and Business Services290$18.80/hr
Financial Activities170$17.37/hr
Public Administration140$21.44/hr
Other Services120$18.93/hr
Leisure and Hospitality30$14.55/hr
Other Regional Data For Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 19,030 $20.94/hr -10.2%
Southeast Minnesota 3,340 $17.78/hr -9.6%
Central Minnesota 3,320 $20.69/hr -8.9%
Northwest Minnesota 3,070 $18.51/hr -9.6%
Southwest Minnesota 2,330 $19.01/hr -10.9%
Northeast Minnesota 1,650 $19.56/hr -10.6%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Office Clerks, General4,580$17.90/hr-2.3%
Receptionists and Information Clerks1,410$15.25/hr2.4%
Tellers940$15.07/hr-15.5%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks800$21.65/hr5.9%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators740$20.15/hr2.3%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks410$20.70/hr-2.0%
Legal Secretaries160$20.85/hr-21.5%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks110$21.81/hr9.1%
Word Processors and Typists20$18.54/hrN/A
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive