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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi

Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a Secretary or Administrative Assistant?

-9% Jobs Projection
$30,720 Median Salary
2,510 Job Openings

While jobs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi is expected to decrease.

  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Work in Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 22,230 people working as Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 22,450 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 29,550 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Secretaries and Administrative Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 8.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.5%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,510 annual Secretaries and Administrative Assistants job openings in Mississippi, and 24,680 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 244,300 annual jobs and 2,371,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ranged from $18,990 to $48,140 with $30,720 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.13 to $23.14. The median hourly rate was $14.77.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.56 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.21.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 8,890 $35,330
Jackson, MS 5,180 $32,930
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 2,360 $34,270
Hattiesburg, MS 1,430 $29,310

Top States for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 238,840 $42,250
New York 178,520 $40,110
Texas 176,480 $34,250
Florida 142,550 $33,540
Pennsylvania 93,280 $35,300
Missouri 69,510 $33,750
Illinois 67,780 $36,200
Georgia 66,330 $33,420
Ohio 66,030 $35,550
New Jersey 62,790 $41,400
Maryland 56,670 $40,230
Michigan 55,410 $35,920
North Carolina 55,380 $36,330
Tennessee 48,410 $33,720
Alabama 46,100 $34,650
Arizona 44,980 $34,680
Massachusetts 41,540 $46,440
Virginia 41,390 $37,890
Colorado 38,610 $37,360
South Carolina 34,550 $34,790

Below are the states where Secretaries and Administrative Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $48,220
Massachusetts $46,440
Connecticut $45,260
Rhode Island $42,710
California $42,250
Washington $41,970
New Jersey $41,400
Alaska $41,150
Maryland $40,230
New York $40,110

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