DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-9022 Word Processors and Typists

Occupational Description:
Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned. Excludes ?Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners? (27-3092), ?Medical Transcriptionists? (31-9094), ?Secretaries and Administrative Assistants? (43-6010), and ?Data Entry Keyers? (43-9021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northeast Minnesota N/A1N/A$0.92/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 320112$21.85/hr$0.46/hr$15.68/hr$17.61/hr$20.86/hr$24.35/hr$31.80/hr
U S 47,4601,376$20.37/hr$0.16/hr$13.55/hr$16.33/hr$19.63/hr$23.70/hr$28.64/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Word Processors and Typists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 270 $21.29/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 20 $18.54/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 20 $19.53/hr -33.3%
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Office Clerks, General2,800$16.70/hr-4.9%
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1,650$19.56/hr-10.6%
Medical Secretaries800$19.31/hr5.1%
Library Assistants, Clerical130$15.62/hr-6.8%
Tasks for Word Processors and Typists