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
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA	350	32	$15.77/hr	$0.33/hr	$10.54/hr	$12.92/hr	$15.57/hr	$18.53/hr	$21.68/hr
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.

Leading Industries for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Professional and Business Services 80 $15.48/hr Education and Health Services 80 $14.02/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 50 $13.16/hr Financial Activities 40 $16.78/hr Construction 40 $18.61/hr Manufacturing 30 $15.47/hr Other Services 20 $18.31/hr Public Administration 20 $19.92/hr

Other Regional Data For Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 13,820 $18.96/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 1,490 $15.63/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 1,260 $15.35/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 1,080 $14.97/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 1,000 $16.35/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 940 $15.37/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 820 $16.25/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 720 $16.34/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 630 $16.81/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 470 $16.82/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 410 $17.45/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 350 $15.57/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	1,180	$13.47/hr	N/A
Receptionists and Information Clerks	380	$11.69/hr	N/A
Tellers	280	$11.36/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	170	$17.72/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	40	$16.77/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	30	$23.06/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	N/A	$16.47/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.