Vocational Programs for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
750K	$20.85	$43,380

The role of Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants is to perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures The average annual wage of the occupations is $43,380 and $21 per hour. 6 vocational programs could be taken for the Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants career. Based on BLS data, a total of 749,500 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants is $14,458. The average length of the programs is 246 hours and the average completion time is 9.87 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Veterinary Administrative/Executive Assistant and Veterinary Secretary	1	-	-	-	-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	252	$13,812	$1,094	341 Hours	8.54 Months
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	14	$12,295	$1,445	239 Hours	11.80 Months
Medical Reception/Receptionist	49	-	-	30 Hours	9.00 Months
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	251	$16,627	$1,325	383 Hours	9.42 Months
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	287	$15,098	$712	238 Hours	10.60 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

The following 727 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.