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
Southeast Minnesota 3,340490$18.19/hr$0.46/hr$12.76/hr$15.09/hr$17.78/hr$21.11/hr$24.90/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 Services1,700$17.23/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities270$18.25/hr
Construction260$19.90/hr
Manufacturing240$18.55/hr
Financial Activities240$19.24/hr
Professional and Business Services220$17.88/hr
Other Services190$16.55/hr
Public Administration120$23.54/hr
Information70$15.91/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, General4,260$16.87/hr-2.3%
Tellers880$15.33/hr-15.8%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks530$23.04/hr4.7%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators450$19.14/hr1.9%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks250$20.58/hr-2.9%
Legal Secretaries150$18.90/hr-20.7%
Word Processors and TypistsN/AN/AN/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksN/A$21.82/hr6.0%
Receptionists and Information ClerksN/A$12.58/hr3.0%
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive