DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff. Excludes "Secretaries" (43-6012 through 43-6014).

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
Southeast Minnesota	1,910	63	$20.25/hr	$0.30/hr	$16.06/hr	$18.31/hr	$20.32/hr	$22.18/hr	$23.77/hr
Minnesota	21,460	730	$23.05/hr	$0.21/hr	$16.30/hr	$19.15/hr	$22.09/hr	$26.65/hr	$31.27/hr
U S	803,040	4,015	$24.47/hr	$0.05/hr	$15.26/hr	$18.53/hr	$23.15/hr	$29.31/hr	$35.83/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 1,240 $20.35/hr Professional and Business Services 160 $19.84/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 100 $19.59/hr Financial Activities 90 $18.99/hr Manufacturing 90 $19.96/hr Other Services 20 $20.44/hr

Other Regional Data For Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 15,560 $23.06/hr 8.2% Southeast Minnesota 1,910 $20.32/hr 13.2% Central Minnesota 1,340 $20.63/hr 15.3% Northwest Minnesota 1,130 $20.45/hr 11.2% Southwest Minnesota 840 $19.46/hr 5.3% Northeast Minnesota 730 $20.70/hr 6.8%

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2010 - 2020
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,450	$16.12/hr	4.9%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	440	$18.80/hr	6.2%
Library Technicians	300	$19.05/hr	5.6%
Management Analysts	240	$39.57/hr	15.2%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	220	$21.44/hr	3.9%
Legal Secretaries	170	$18.02/hr	-2.4%
Procurement Clerks	110	$17.46/hr	10.5%

• Coordinates and directs office services, such as records and budget preparation, personnel, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
• Files and retrieves corporation documents, records, and reports.
• Interprets administrative and operating policies and procedures for employees.
• Plans conferences.
• Reads and answers correspondence.
• Studies management methods to improve workflow, simplify reporting procedures, or implement cost reductions.
• Analyzes operating practices and procedures to create new or to revise existing methods.
• Prepares records and reports, such as recommendations for solutions of administrative problems and annual reports.