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Medical Secretaries

Wages & Outlook

 

Typical Wages

Wages listed below are for a variety of experience and education levels. Make sure that you research the typical entry-level education and work experience and training requirements for this occupation.

This career: $22.94
Statewide median: $24.25

 

This career pays below the statewide median wage.


Wages for Medical Secretaries *

Area Low Median High
U S
$17.50 $19.12 $23.12
Minnesota
$20.07 $22.94 $24.98
Central Minnesota
$19.29 $22.21 $23.86
Northeast Minnesota
$19.15 $21.96 $23.91
Northwest Minnesota
$18.41 $21.03 $22.86
Southeast Minnesota
$22.39 $22.94 $25.42
Southwest Minnesota
$19.03 $22.08 $23.43
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
$20.36 $23.55 $24.98

* "Low" indicates 25% of workers earn less and 75% earn more.
"Median" indicates 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
"High" indicates 75% of workers earn less and 25% earn more.

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Employment

In Minnesota, there are 15,370 workers employed in this large career.

Where do Medical Secretaries most often work?

 

Current Demand

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This career is currently in very high demand.

 

Future Demand

This career is seeing high growth compared to other careers.

There will be a need for about 15,918 new Medical Secretaries to meet market demand between 2020-2030. This includes the demand due to replacement (workers leaving the occupation or retiring) as well as growth.

 

Employment Outlook for Medical Secretaries
Area Employment Employment Change
2020 2030 Number Percent
U S 611,200 676,100 64,900 10.6%
Minnesota 13,534 14,495 961 7.1%
Central Minnesota 1,258 1,344 86 6.8%
Northeast Minnesota 763 810 47 6.2%
Northwest Minnesota 1,011 1,071 60 5.9%
Southeast Minnesota 1,233 1,345 112 9.1%
Southwest Minnesota 816 873 57 7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 8,436 9,003 567 6.7%


Source: You can learn about our data sources in the About Us section.




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