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Medical Secretaries

At a Glance

Median Annual Salary
$30,761.94

Local Jobs
1,684

Regional Salary
$33,400.59

Occupation Profile

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.

By the numbers:

Median Annual Earnings

$30,761.94

Median Annual Earnings are the midpoint earned by 50 percent of workers who are the lowest paid and 50 percent of workers who are the highest paid in a particular occupation

Local Jobs

1,684

Jobs are any position in which a worker provides labor in exchange for monetary compensation (note: one individual may hold multiple jobs)

Regional Salary

$33,400.59

Average Annual Earnings are determined by dividing the total earnings for the occupation by the number of jobs in the occupation.

Education Programs

Coastal Bend College

Medical Office Manager

Braden Becknell

Coastal Bend College

361-354-2768

bbecknell@coastalbend.edu

Program Type	Credential Type	Level	Required Hours	Online	Finanical Aid
Certificate	Certificate		555	Yes	No

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Medical Secretaries

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