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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$45,930
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
961,610
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, MEDICAL SECRETARY (competency-based)
- State medians
- $58,100 in Washington to $29,620 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL SECRETARY | 0751 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What medical secretaries and administrative assistants earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $58,100 | $27.93 | 10,960 |
| California | $54,490 | $26.20 | 115,050 |
| Massachusetts | $50,290 | $24.18 | 22,210 |
| Oregon | $50,130 | $24.10 | 16,840 |
| Minnesota | $50,030 | $24.06 | 16,860 |
| Hawaii | $49,920 | $24.00 | 2,160 |
| District of Columbia | $49,180 | $23.64 | 1,930 |
| New Jersey | $48,660 | $23.39 | 20,980 |
| Connecticut | $48,500 | $23.32 | 6,480 |
| New Hampshire | $48,410 | $23.27 | 3,680 |
| Wisconsin | $48,380 | $23.26 | 7,760 |
| Vermont | $48,200 | $23.17 | 2,390 |
| Alaska | $47,870 | $23.02 | 2,520 |
| Maryland | $47,850 | $23.00 | 17,290 |
| New York | $47,710 | $22.94 | 57,720 |
| Maine | $46,990 | $22.59 | 4,610 |
| Nevada | $46,990 | $22.59 | 7,030 |
| Colorado | $46,920 | $22.56 | 11,560 |
| Rhode Island | $46,860 | $22.53 | 2,350 |
| Illinois | $46,670 | $22.44 | 27,560 |
| Virginia | $46,180 | $22.20 | 27,600 |
| Nebraska | $46,100 | $22.17 | 4,110 |
| Arizona | $45,820 | $22.03 | 18,090 |
| South Dakota | $45,810 | $22.03 | 80 |
| North Dakota | $45,390 | $21.82 | 1,120 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,930 | $21.60 | 27,600 |
| Idaho | $44,920 | $21.60 | 5,120 |
| Delaware | $44,500 | $21.39 | 4,510 |
| Wyoming | $44,430 | $21.36 | 1,110 |
| Utah | $44,330 | $21.31 | 5,260 |
| Ohio | $44,280 | $21.29 | 29,110 |
| New Mexico | $44,230 | $21.27 | 4,590 |
| North Carolina | $44,190 | $21.24 | 56,840 |
| Indiana | $44,060 | $21.18 | 21,180 |
| Missouri | $43,980 | $21.14 | 12,260 |
| Montana | $43,740 | $21.03 | 4,410 |
| Georgia | $43,160 | $20.75 | 39,380 |
| Kansas | $43,020 | $20.68 | 6,470 |
| Texas | $42,910 | $20.63 | 78,740 |
| Florida | $41,730 | $20.06 | 96,000 |
| Michigan | $41,100 | $19.76 | 27,960 |
| Iowa | $40,980 | $19.70 | 10,560 |
| South Carolina | $40,170 | $19.31 | 15,630 |
| Tennessee | $39,940 | $19.20 | 41,810 |
| Kentucky | $38,750 | $18.63 | 26,430 |
| West Virginia | $38,430 | $18.48 | 1,550 |
| Oklahoma | $38,330 | $18.43 | 8,430 |
| Arkansas | $37,000 | $17.79 | 2,190 |
| Alabama | $36,930 | $17.76 | 16,580 |
| Louisiana | $36,930 | $17.75 | 2,970 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $36,710 | $17.65 | 230 |
| Mississippi | $36,290 | $17.45 | Not published |
| Guam | $31,680 | $15.23 | 310 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,620 | $14.24 | 8,480 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.