DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
43-6013 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Occupational Description:
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA | 9,330 | 401 | $21.08/hr | $0.32/hr | $16.15/hr | $18.03/hr | $21.12/hr | $24.00/hr | $26.86/hr |
| Minnesota | 13,790 | 1,076 | $20.67/hr | $0.23/hr | $15.87/hr | $17.64/hr | $20.63/hr | $23.66/hr | $26.05/hr |
| U S | 604,780 | 4,838 | $18.53/hr | $0.06/hr | $12.73/hr | $14.89/hr | $17.80/hr | $21.73/hr | $25.90/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 - | |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 5,970 | $22.73/hr | N/A |
| Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators | 5,670 | $21.76/hr | N/A |
| Legal Secretaries | 2,810 | $27.24/hr | N/A |
| Procurement Clerks | 770 | $21.58/hr | N/A |
| File Clerks | 680 | $17.31/hr | N/A |
| Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 410 | $25.06/hr | N/A |
| Correspondence Clerks | N/A | $23.72/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Compiles and records medical charts, reports, and correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- Schedules patient diagnostic appointments and medical consultations.
- Takes dictation in shorthand.
- Transmits correspondence and medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Greets visitors, ascertains purpose of visits, and directs to appropriate staff.
- Routes messages and documents such as laboratory results to appropriate staff.
- Prepares and transmits patients' bills.
- Maintains medical records and correspondence files.
- Answers telephone and directs call to appropriate staff.
- Transcribes recorded messages and practitioner's diagnosis and recommendations into patient's medical record.
