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Medical Secretaries in North Carolina
Considering a career as a Medical Secretary in North Carolina?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Secretaries in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Medical Secretaries in North Carolina is growing faster than average.
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Medical Secretaries in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Medical Secretary Career?
- Health Professions
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary
How Many Medical Secretaries Work in North Carolina?
16,020 people worked as Medical Secretaries in 2018 in this state.
There were 15,000 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 1,020 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 5,370 Medical Secretaries working in it, which means North Carolina has more Medical Secretaries than average.
Job Projections for North Carolina
Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 23.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.
North Carolina Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 1,880 annual job openings, and 16,340 total jobs in 2026 for Medical Secretaries in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 80,800 annual jobs and 703,200 total jobs in 2026.
What do Medical Secretaries Make in North Carolina?
In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $25,020 to $44,850 with $33,470 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.03 to $21.56. The median hourly rate was $16.09.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.61 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.48.
The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top North Carolina Metros for Medical Secretaries
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Secretaries.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3,780 | $36,280 |
Raleigh, NC | 2,260 | $32,960 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,810 | $35,720 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1,500 | $34,600 |
Winston-Salem, NC | 1,110 | $35,310 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC | 990 | $33,440 |
Asheville, NC | 880 | $34,890 |
Fayetteville, NC | 730 | $28,960 |
Wilmington, NC | 670 | $34,170 |
Greenville, NC | 580 | $29,970 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 500 | $35,020 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 490 | $32,030 |
Burlington, NC | 260 | $28,430 |
Jacksonville, NC | 230 | $29,770 |
New Bern, NC | 220 | $30,290 |
Goldsboro, NC | 220 | $32,010 |
Rocky Mount, NC | 160 | $28,440 |
Top States for Medical Secretaries Employment
The table below shows the states where most Medical Secretaries work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Texas | 92,990 | $32,960 |
California | 83,410 | $41,360 |
Ohio | 32,010 | $33,890 |
Michigan | 26,790 | $34,490 |
Florida | 25,770 | $32,540 |
Massachusetts | 25,730 | $42,070 |
Georgia | 20,890 | $34,440 |
Pennsylvania | 19,200 | $34,190 |
Missouri | 16,750 | $33,740 |
Illinois | 16,260 | $35,240 |
North Carolina | 16,020 | $33,470 |
Oregon | 13,580 | $38,520 |
Indiana | 13,150 | $34,270 |
Minnesota | 12,450 | $42,320 |
Arizona | 12,190 | $35,510 |
Maryland | 11,560 | $37,780 |
New Jersey | 11,120 | $41,740 |
Oklahoma | 10,010 | $30,960 |
New York | 8,890 | $39,220 |
Washington | 8,200 | $41,320 |
Below are the states where Medical Secretaries get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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District of Columbia | $44,510 |
Minnesota | $42,320 |
Massachusetts | $42,070 |
New Jersey | $41,740 |
Hawaii | $41,520 |
California | $41,360 |
Washington | $41,320 |
Connecticut | $40,750 |
Alaska | $40,210 |
New York | $39,220 |
Related Careers in North Carolina
Discover similar careers:
Occupation | North Carolina Employment Total |
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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 55,380 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 14,660 |
Legal Secretaries | 2,060 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.