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
Northeast Minnesota 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 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
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Office Clerks, General2,800$16.70/hr-4.9%
Receptionists and Information Clerks980$13.02/hr-1.2%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks640$22.63/hr3.5%
Tellers620$14.40/hr-16.2%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators440$18.10/hr1.3%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks170$18.77/hr-5.2%
Legal Secretaries140$22.84/hr-21.5%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksN/AN/A-7.7%
Word Processors and TypistsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive