DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Perform routine clerical and 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, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	20,080	542	$18.27/hr	$0.09/hr	$12.55/hr	$15.14/hr	$17.96/hr	$21.60/hr	$24.94/hr
U S	2,085,680	6,257	$16.35/hr	$0.03/hr	$9.85/hr	$12.50/hr	$15.79/hr	$19.68/hr	$23.65/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 12,640 $19.10/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 1,450 $16.12/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 1,150 $17.62/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,050 $16.96/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 700 $15.15/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 550 $15.39/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 470 $15.06/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 450 $17.36/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 360 $15.05/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 310 $16.75/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 300 $15.71/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 250 $16.36/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 150 $15.16/hr N/A

• 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.