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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$45,930
United States, 2025
Employment
961,610
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 43-6013.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,930
25th percentile
$38,570
75th percentile
$50,580
90th percentile
$60,530
Most important skills
- Speaking4.0
- Active Listening3.9
- Service Orientation3.6
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Writing3.1
- Time Management3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Monitoring3.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 11 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
11
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $69,350 | 6,340 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $61,830 | 510 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $61,330 | 13,660 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $61,220 | 990 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $60,350 | 6,420 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $60,240 | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $58,830 | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | $58,100 | 10,960 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $57,730 | 7,710 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $55,670 | 230 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $54,740 | 840 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $54,560 | 8,290 | 2025 |
| CA | $54,490 | 115,050 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $52,900 | 320 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $52,570 | 290 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $51,940 | 560 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $51,870 | 8,920 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $51,650 | 11,260 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | $51,650 | 310 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | $51,610 | 490 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.