Medical Secretaries
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.
$47,460
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
0% projected 2024–2034
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical Entry-Level Education
What They Do
Secretaries and administrative assistants do routine clerical and organizational tasks.
Programs That Prepare You
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$175,456Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Loyola University Chicago, IL
$168,571Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA
$161,843Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of Miami, FL
$154,482Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Central Michigan University, MI
$152,055Health and Medical Administrative Services(certificate)Saint Joseph's College of Maine, ME
$136,516Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)New England College, NH
$133,010Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
$129,472Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of California-San Francisco, CA
$128,685Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, NY
$128,189Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN
$127,244Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Boston University, MA
$121,050Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of Providence, MT
$120,303Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Norwich University, VT
$118,471Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Franklin Pierce University, NH
$116,863Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online, NH
$116,863Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Plymouth State University, NH
$116,863Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Simmons University, MA
$109,665Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Medical University of South Carolina, SC
$107,267Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$105,804Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA
$105,804Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)George Washington University, DC
$105,804Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Northcentral University, CA
$105,804Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)College of Saint Mary, NE
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