DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-6013 Medical Secretaries

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.

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
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA	N/A	N/A	$17.99/hr	$0.45/hr	$14.14/hr	$15.89/hr	$17.77/hr	$20.31/hr	$22.59/hr
Minnesota	7,540	324	$18.51/hr	$0.24/hr	$14.38/hr	$16.15/hr	$18.43/hr	$21.02/hr	$22.68/hr
U S	509,640	4,077	$15.92/hr	$0.05/hr	$10.67/hr	$12.70/hr	$15.28/hr	$18.40/hr	$22.36/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Medical Secretaries
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA	4,390	$18.74/hr	N/A
Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA	540	$15.91/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	350	$15.83/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	320	$16.11/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	310	$15.68/hr	N/A
Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA	240	$12.81/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	220	$14.81/hr	N/A
Saint Cloud MN MSA	170	$16.99/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	100	$15.70/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	50	$13.75/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA	N/A	$17.77/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	170	$17.72/hr	N/A
Procurement Clerks	50	$17.01/hr	N/A
File Clerks	20	$11.79/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	N/A	$16.47/hr	N/A

Tasks for Medical Secretaries

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.