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Industries with Fastest Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary Growth

These industries raised Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

59
Industries with Growth
+62.3%
Highest Growth
+22.0%
Average Growth
2
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 59 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Grantmaking and Giving Services $37,500 $60,870 +$23,370 +62.3%
2 Hospitals $37,010 $52,450 +$15,440 +41.7%
3 Legal Services $36,820 $51,440 +$14,620 +39.7%
4 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $39,750 $54,110 +$14,360 +36.1%
5 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $36,490 $48,540 +$12,050 +33.0%
6 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $31,440 $41,060 +$9,620 +30.6%
7 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $36,180 $46,940 +$10,760 +29.7%
8 Other Residential Care Facilities $36,060 $46,490 +$10,430 +28.9%
9 Scientific Research and Development Services $41,980 $54,110 +$12,130 +28.9%
10 Home Health Care Services $35,970 $45,890 +$9,920 +27.6%
11 Office Administrative Services $36,310 $46,000 +$9,690 +26.7%
12 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $31,510 $39,840 +$8,330 +26.4%
13 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $35,170 $44,410 +$9,240 +26.3%
14 Administrative and Support Services $35,920 $45,280 +$9,360 +26.1%
15 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $37,580 $47,370 +$9,790 +26.1%
16 Business Support Services $36,820 $46,390 +$9,570 +26.0%
17 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $32,240 $40,220 +$7,980 +24.8%
18 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $36,960 $46,010 +$9,050 +24.5%
19 Employment Services $35,320 $43,830 +$8,510 +24.1%
20 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $40,430 $50,120 +$9,690 +24.0%
21 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $35,190 $43,610 +$8,420 +23.9%
22 Management of Companies and Enterprises $37,680 $46,620 +$8,940 +23.7%
23 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $34,200 $42,280 +$8,080 +23.6%
24 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $36,500 $45,110 +$8,610 +23.6%
25 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $38,140 $46,740 +$8,600 +22.5%
26 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $34,810 $42,550 +$7,740 +22.2%
27 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $36,420 $44,500 +$8,080 +22.2%
28 Educational Services $40,260 $49,140 +$8,880 +22.1%
29 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $38,560 $46,880 +$8,320 +21.6%
30 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $36,570 $44,370 +$7,800 +21.3%
31 Elementary and Secondary Schools $36,050 $43,630 +$7,580 +21.0%
32 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $35,540 $42,970 +$7,430 +20.9%
33 Junior Colleges $34,430 $41,530 +$7,100 +20.6%
34 Outpatient Care Centers $38,240 $46,080 +$7,840 +20.5%
35 Social Assistance $33,170 $39,940 +$6,770 +20.4%
36 Insurance Carriers $38,970 $46,880 +$7,910 +20.3%
37 Temporary Help Services $34,840 $41,890 +$7,050 +20.2%
38 Ambulatory Health Care Services $36,590 $43,830 +$7,240 +19.8%
39 Individual and Family Services $33,130 $39,580 +$6,450 +19.5%
40 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $37,030 $44,050 +$7,020 +19.0%
41 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $38,870 $46,150 +$7,280 +18.7%
42 Other Insurance Related Activities $38,410 $45,530 +$7,120 +18.5%
43 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $38,490 $45,530 +$7,040 +18.3%
44 Offices of Physicians $35,740 $41,790 +$6,050 +16.9%
45 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $35,610 $41,550 +$5,940 +16.7%
46 Offices of Chiropractors $32,430 $37,830 +$5,400 +16.7%
47 Offices of Dentists $40,590 $47,330 +$6,740 +16.6%
48 Veterinary Services $32,830 $38,100 +$5,270 +16.1%
49 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $33,410 $38,260 +$4,850 +14.5%
50 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $33,250 $38,060 +$4,810 +14.5%
51 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $38,650 $44,180 +$5,530 +14.3%
52 Offices of Optometrists $32,980 $37,560 +$4,580 +13.9%
53 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $33,950 $38,390 +$4,440 +13.1%
54 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $35,260 $39,850 +$4,590 +13.0%
55 Personal and Laundry Services $35,440 $39,630 +$4,190 +11.8%
56 Personal Care Services $35,440 $39,630 +$4,190 +11.8%
57 Rental and Leasing Services $34,020 $34,980 +$960 +2.8%
58 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $34,020 $34,980 +$960 +2.8%
59 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $39,110 $39,970 +$860 +2.2%

2 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $57,440 $41,270 -$16,170 -28.2%
2 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $40,240 $38,360 -$1,880 -4.7%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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