Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 45,890 | $37,490 | $18.02 | |
| Alaska | 3,990 | $44,000 | $21.16 | |
| Arizona | 35,580 | $40,150 | $19.30 | |
| Arkansas | 8,970 | $33,000 | $15.86 | |
| California | 172,560 | $47,930 | $23.04 | |
| Colorado | 30,550 | $41,810 | $20.10 | |
| Connecticut | 24,960 | $49,230 | $23.67 | |
| Delaware | 7,320 | $43,320 | $20.83 | |
| District of Columbia | 13,340 | $51,690 | $24.85 | |
| Florida | 113,450 | $37,930 | $18.24 | |
| Georgia | 66,310 | $36,020 | $17.32 | |
| Hawaii | 6,790 | $47,440 | $22.81 | |
| Idaho | 10,390 | $36,120 | $17.37 | |
| Illinois | 63,340 | $43,370 | $20.85 | |
| Indiana | 19,700 | $36,750 | $17.67 | |
| Iowa | 14,130 | $40,440 | $19.44 | |
| Kansas | 27,750 | $35,340 | $16.99 | |
| Kentucky | 21,980 | $37,170 | $17.87 | |
| Louisiana | 32,220 | $34,750 | $16.71 | |
| Maine | 8,560 | $40,570 | $19.51 | |
| Maryland | 48,780 | $43,270 | $20.80 | |
| Massachusetts | 38,220 | $49,820 | $23.95 | |
| Michigan | 36,480 | $40,740 | $19.59 | |
| Minnesota | 30,730 | $44,200 | $21.25 | |
| Mississippi | 13,250 | $33,550 | $16.13 | |
| Missouri | 54,050 | $36,020 | $17.32 | |
| Montana | 4,670 | $36,090 | $17.35 | |
| Nebraska | 14,470 | $37,800 | $18.17 | |
| Nevada | 14,030 | $41,990 | $20.19 | |
| New Hampshire | 9,300 | $40,670 | $19.55 | |
| New Jersey | 56,590 | $45,260 | $21.76 | |
| New Mexico | 27,640 | $38,520 | $18.52 | |
| New York | 157,250 | $44,570 | $21.43 | |
| North Carolina | 44,840 | $39,000 | $18.75 | |
| North Dakota | 5,340 | $40,690 | $19.56 | |
| Ohio | 57,900 | $38,740 | $18.62 | |
| Oklahoma | 21,690 | $33,960 | $16.33 | |
| Oregon | 23,380 | $46,350 | $22.28 | |
| Pennsylvania | 85,310 | $39,570 | $19.02 | |
| Rhode Island | 4,980 | $45,640 | $21.94 | |
| South Carolina | 30,120 | $37,390 | $17.98 | |
| South Dakota | 5,720 | $32,620 | $15.69 | |
| Tennessee | 37,330 | $37,550 | $18.05 | |
| Texas | 155,450 | $38,110 | $18.32 | |
| Utah | 20,380 | $38,140 | $18.34 | |
| Vermont | 4,770 | $42,830 | $20.59 | |
| Virginia | 31,570 | $40,850 | $19.64 | |
| Washington | 33,400 | $48,170 | $23.16 | |
| West Virginia | 7,810 | $34,230 | $16.46 | |
| Wisconsin | 20,580 | $41,160 | $19.79 | |
| Wyoming | 2,200 | $40,290 | $19.37 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, public relations, scheduling and travel management, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, conference and meeting recording, report preparation, office equipment and procedures, office supervisory skills, and professional standards and legal requirements.
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$41,080 per yearNational average salaryDecliningJob growth rate
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High school diploma or equivalentTypical education requirement
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Short-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive.
- Less than high school 2%
- High school graduate 26%
- College dropout 31%
- Associate’s degree 15%
- Bachelor’s degree 20%
- Master’s degree 4%
- Doctorate degree 1%
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