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
Northwest Minnesota 3,070236$18.68/hr$0.19/hr$12.84/hr$15.40/hr$18.51/hr$22.20/hr$24.91/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 Services1,560$18.57/hr
Construction260$19.88/hr
Manufacturing260$20.16/hr
Financial Activities220$17.67/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities210$15.38/hr
Public Administration190$22.28/hr
Professional and Business Services160$14.40/hr
Other Services110$19.03/hr
Leisure and Hospitality40$16.20/hr
Information40$20.77/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, General3,380$16.97/hr-2.9%
Tellers1,290$14.57/hr-14.7%
Receptionists and Information Clerks1,030$14.47/hr-0.5%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks960$21.80/hr5.5%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators540$18.25/hr0.6%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks340$19.21/hr-2.8%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks220$22.03/hr-0.6%
Legal Secretaries70$20.96/hr-21.6%
Word Processors and Typists20$19.53/hr-33.3%
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive