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 Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7W- Central	820	81	$18.00/hr	$0.30/hr	$13.01/hr	$15.30/hr	$17.67/hr	$20.82/hr	$23.33/hr
Minnesota	15,320	460	$18.43/hr	$0.13/hr	$12.71/hr	$15.28/hr	$18.16/hr	$21.81/hr	$25.16/hr
U S	1,955,570	5,867	$16.23/hr	$0.03/hr	$9.86/hr	$12.47/hr	$15.67/hr	$19.39/hr	$23.44/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 Education and Health Services 370 $17.96/hr Public Administration 80 $19.15/hr Professional and Business Services 80 $15.46/hr Manufacturing 70 $17.54/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 50 $16.91/hr Financial Activities 30 $15.75/hr

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 9,570 $19.36/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 1,110 $16.12/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 890 $16.71/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 820 $17.67/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 590 $14.70/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 480 $15.93/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 390 $15.53/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 310 $15.83/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 280 $18.58/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 250 $17.09/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 240 $15.07/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 190 $17.98/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 120 $14.82/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	3,450	$13.97/hr	N/A
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,490	$14.33/hr	N/A
Tellers	640	$11.81/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	480	$16.77/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	350	$16.62/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	140	$18.95/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	100	$19.60/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	10	$17.35/hr	N/A
Word Processors and Typists	N/A	$9.27/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.