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).Percentiles | |||||||||
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Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
Southwest Minnesota | 2,330 | 139 | $19.09/hr | $0.31/hr | $12.29/hr | $15.74/hr | $19.01/hr | $22.90/hr | $25.67/hr |
Minnesota | 32,660 | 914 | $20.21/hr | $0.16/hr | $13.26/hr | $16.57/hr | $20.01/hr | $24.02/hr | $28.14/hr |
U S | 2,038,340 | 8,153 | $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. |
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Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
Office Clerks, General | 3,730 | $16.93/hr | -4.2% |
Tellers | 890 | $15.20/hr | -16.1% |
Receptionists and Information Clerks | 890 | $13.94/hr | 0.5% |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 700 | $22.18/hr | 4.2% |
Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 370 | $19.24/hr | -4.0% |
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators | 330 | $17.66/hr | 2.1% |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 20 | $21.80/hr | -2.7% |
Legal Secretaries | N/A | $21.56/hr | -19.8% |
Word Processors and Typists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Answers telephone and gives information to callers, takes messages, or transfers calls to appropriate individuals.
- Answers routine correspondence.
- Schedules appointments.
- Takes dictation in shorthand or by machine and transcribes information.
- Files correspondence and other records.
- Arranges travel schedules and reservations.
- Makes copies of correspondence and other printed matter.
- Provides customer services such as, order placement and account information.
- Collects and disburses funds from cash account and keeps records.
- Prepares and mails checks.
- Orders and dispenses supplies.
- Mails newsletters, promotional material and other information.
- Compiles and types statistical reports, using typewriter or computer.
- Records and types minutes of meetings, using typewriter or computer.
- Compiles and maintains lists and records, using typewriter or computer.
- Greets and welcomes visitors, determines nature of business, and conducts visitors to employer or appropriate person.
- Locates and attaches appropriate file to incoming correspondence requiring reply.
- Maintains calendar and coordinates conferences and meetings.
- Composes and distributes meeting notes, correspondence, and reports.
- Opens incoming mail and routes mail to appropriate individuals.