Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,165,310 |
0.3 % |
$18.28 |
$38,030 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.09 |
$13.91 |
$17.61 |
$22.23 |
$26.93 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,060 |
$28,930 |
$36,630 |
$46,230 |
$56,010 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
241,470 |
2.83 |
$18.31 |
$38,080 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
123,000 |
2.24 |
$20.33 |
$42,280 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
116,530 |
3.83 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Real Estate |
89,610 |
5.54 |
$17.00 |
$35,360 |
| Employment Services |
75,550 |
2.06 |
$17.91 |
$37,250 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
3,460 |
12.59 |
$19.97 |
$41,540 |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds |
710 |
8.36 |
$19.45 |
$40,450 |
| Religious Organizations |
15,230 |
7.75 |
$16.41 |
$34,140 |
| Death Care Services |
9,390 |
6.85 |
$15.96 |
$33,190 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
25,890 |
5.96 |
$19.06 |
$39,640 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
238,840 |
14.04 |
0.94 |
$20.99 |
$43,670 |
| New York |
178,520 |
19.02 |
1.27 |
$19.80 |
$41,190 |
| Texas |
176,480 |
14.57 |
0.97 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| Florida |
142,550 |
16.56 |
1.11 |
$16.86 |
$35,080 |
| Pennsylvania |
93,280 |
15.95 |
1.07 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Mexico |
27,800 |
34.25 |
2.29 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Missouri |
69,510 |
24.78 |
1.66 |
$16.83 |
$35,010 |
| Alabama |
46,100 |
23.71 |
1.59 |
$17.15 |
$35,670 |
| Kansas |
29,550 |
21.49 |
1.44 |
$16.26 |
$33,820 |
| Alaska |
6,730 |
21.33 |
1.43 |
$20.41 |
$42,450 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
14,670 |
20.59 |
1.38 |
$24.11 |
$50,140 |
| Massachusetts |
41,540 |
11.63 |
0.78 |
$22.57 |
$46,940 |
| Connecticut |
30,140 |
18.16 |
1.21 |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
| California |
238,840 |
14.04 |
0.94 |
$20.99 |
$43,670 |
| Washington |
33,950 |
10.42 |
0.70 |
$20.80 |
$43,260 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
168,860 |
17.78 |
1.19 |
$20.41 |
$42,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
92,170 |
15.06 |
1.01 |
$20.95 |
$43,570 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
47,900 |
10.32 |
0.69 |
$19.11 |
$39,750 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
47,810 |
15.25 |
1.02 |
$21.99 |
$45,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
46,500 |
13.03 |
0.87 |
$18.42 |
$38,320 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
46,200 |
17.84 |
1.19 |
$17.47 |
$36,330 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
43,030 |
15.10 |
1.01 |
$19.35 |
$40,240 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
42,710 |
14.32 |
0.96 |
$18.09 |
$37,620 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
39,560 |
14.74 |
0.99 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
33,260 |
12.06 |
0.81 |
$22.79 |
$47,410 |
United States Department of Labor
