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 Third Quarter, 2012
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 4 - West Central	170	11	$16.14/hr	$0.59/hr	$12.44/hr	$13.74/hr	$15.98/hr	$18.21/hr	$20.73/hr
Minnesota	7,770	303	$18.51/hr	$0.26/hr	$14.16/hr	$16.16/hr	$18.34/hr	$21.11/hr	$23.00/hr
U S	502,850	4,023	$15.94/hr	$0.05/hr	$10.52/hr	$12.62/hr	$15.27/hr	$18.52/hr	$22.55/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 -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	3,740	$18.71/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	2,130	$19.66/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	590	$15.56/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	320	$17.42/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	170	$15.98/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	170	$16.00/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	140	$15.35/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	130	$18.15/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	90	$14.60/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	N/A	$13.96/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	N/A	$16.59/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	N/A	$14.30/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	N/A	$15.25/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	280	$16.24/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	100	$15.95/hr	N/A
File Clerks	90	$13.14/hr	N/A
Procurement Clerks	40	$16.53/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.