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
Southeast Balance of State	980	106	$15.89/hr	$0.30/hr	$11.44/hr	$13.04/hr	$15.08/hr	$18.34/hr	$22.12/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 470 $14.90/hr Professional and Business Services 200 $12.25/hr Public Administration 150 $17.87/hr Other Services 120 $14.10/hr Construction 100 $17.62/hr Manufacturing 100 $16.39/hr Financial Activities 60 $15.42/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 50 $16.74/hr Information 20 $16.94/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 10,350 $19.24/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 1,150 $16.35/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 1,020 $14.87/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 980 $15.08/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 860 $16.37/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 680 $15.45/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 560 $16.05/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 530 $15.40/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 450 $16.97/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 420 $16.76/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 350 $17.26/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 310 $15.28/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	4,580	$13.02/hr	N/A
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,190	$12.77/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	560	$16.40/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	250	$15.08/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	160	$19.18/hr	N/A
Legal Secretaries	160	$18.42/hr	N/A
Word Processors and Typists	30	$13.82/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	N/A	$16.83/hr	N/A
Tellers	N/A	$12.32/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.