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
Southwest Minnesota 2,330139$19.09/hr$0.31/hr$12.29/hr$15.74/hr$19.01/hr$22.90/hr$25.67/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 Services720$19.07/hr
Construction390$22.14/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities310$16.89/hr
Professional and Business Services210$17.97/hr
Public Administration210$19.25/hr
Manufacturing200$20.19/hr
Other Services130$18.41/hr
Financial Activities110$17.09/hr
Information30$15.63/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, General3,730$16.93/hr-4.2%
Tellers890$15.20/hr-16.1%
Receptionists and Information Clerks890$13.94/hr0.5%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks700$22.18/hr4.2%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks370$19.24/hr-4.0%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators330$17.66/hr2.1%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks20$21.80/hr-2.7%
Legal SecretariesN/A$21.56/hr-19.8%
Word Processors and TypistsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive