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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 19,030731$20.95/hr$0.28/hr$13.68/hr$17.10/hr$20.94/hr$24.87/hr$29.08/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 Services5,780$20.63/hr
Professional and Business Services3,880$20.33/hr
Financial Activities2,570$19.52/hr
Construction1,630$23.36/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1,430$21.54/hr
Manufacturing1,390$22.54/hr
Other Services1,180$19.14/hr
Public Administration620$24.85/hr
Leisure and Hospitality340$18.42/hr
Information200$18.84/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, General32,070$19.27/hr-4.2%
Receptionists and Information Clerks11,280$15.35/hr-0.2%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks5,900$22.73/hr-2.6%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators5,380$21.83/hr0.1%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks4,110$20.68/hr-3.2%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks3,680$23.05/hr3.0%
Tellers3,380$15.53/hr-16.6%
Legal Secretaries2,530$28.41/hr-22.1%
Word Processors and Typists270$21.29/hrN/A
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive