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Estimated employment730
Mean wage$23.00
Entry wage$17.81
10th percentile wage$16.93
50th percentile wage$21.96
90th percentile wage$30.42
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services57078.6%
Professional and Business Services16021.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Professional and Business Services16027.52
Education and Health Services57021.15
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6013)
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.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$21.96 $21.60  $0.36
2019$21.04+4.4%$20.70 +4.4%$0.34
2018$20.32+3.5%$19.99 +3.5%$0.33
2017$19.80+2.6%$19.48 +2.6%$0.32
2016$19.21+3.1%$18.89 +3.1%$0.31
2015$18.73+2.5%$18.43 +2.5%$0.31
2014$18.37+2.0%$18.07 +2.0%$0.30
2013$18.00+2.0%$17.70 +2.0%$0.30
2012$17.69+1.7%$17.40 +1.7%$0.29
2011$17.37+1.8%$17.09 +1.8%$0.28
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.96 $22.67  -$0.71
2019$21.04+4.4%$21.75 +4.2%-$0.70
2018$20.32+3.5%$21.09 +3.1%-$0.76
2017$19.80+2.6%$20.52 +2.8%-$0.71
2016$19.21+3.1%$20.05 +2.3%-$0.84
2015$18.73+2.5%$19.63 +2.1%-$0.90
2014$18.37+2.0%$19.21 +2.2%-$0.84
2013$18.00+2.0%$18.83 +2.1%-$0.82
2012$17.69+1.7%$18.50 +1.7%-$0.81
2011$17.37+1.8%$18.21 +1.6%-$0.84
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $21.96730
Waterbury $21.29270
Norwich-New London $20.98220
Bridgeport-Stamford $20.05800
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $18.812,000
Bridgeport-Stamford $20.05800
New Haven $21.96730
Wages in other areas
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