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Medical Secretaries in Florida

Want to work in Florida as a Medical Secretary? Read this first!

27.1% Jobs Projection
$32,540 Median Salary
3,180 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Secretaries in Florida are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Medical Secretaries in Florida is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Secretaries in Florida earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Secretaries Work in Florida?

25,770 people worked as Medical Secretaries in 2018 in this state.

There were 22,360 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 3,410 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,370 Medical Secretaries working in it, which means Florida has more Medical Secretaries than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 27.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 3,180 annual job openings, and 27,350 total jobs in 2026 for Medical Secretaries in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 80,800 annual jobs and 703,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Secretaries Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $24,420 to $45,160 with $32,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.74 to $21.71. The median hourly rate was $15.65.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.36 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

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

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Top Florida Metros for Medical Secretaries

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Secretaries.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,680 $33,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4,070 $33,600
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,730 $31,230
Jacksonville, FL 2,380 $31,270
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 970 $30,180
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 930 $34,550
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 770 $35,180
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 620 $29,600
Port St. Lucie, FL 570 $32,880
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 520 $31,670
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 470 $32,520
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 460 $33,690
Tallahassee, FL 390 $28,680
Gainesville, FL 380 $32,790
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 310 $31,610
Ocala, FL 260 $29,300
Panama City, FL 210 $30,980
Sebring, FL 150 $34,290
Homosassa Springs, FL 140 $32,140
The Villages, FL 110 $31,180
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 70 $31,400

Top States for Medical Secretaries Employment

The table below shows the states where most Medical Secretaries work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 92,990 $32,960
California 83,410 $41,360
Ohio 32,010 $33,890
Michigan 26,790 $34,490
Florida 25,770 $32,540
Massachusetts 25,730 $42,070
Georgia 20,890 $34,440
Pennsylvania 19,200 $34,190
Missouri 16,750 $33,740
Illinois 16,260 $35,240
North Carolina 16,020 $33,470
Oregon 13,580 $38,520
Indiana 13,150 $34,270
Minnesota 12,450 $42,320
Arizona 12,190 $35,510
Maryland 11,560 $37,780
New Jersey 11,120 $41,740
Oklahoma 10,010 $30,960
New York 8,890 $39,220
Washington 8,200 $41,320

Below are the states where Medical Secretaries get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $44,510
Minnesota $42,320
Massachusetts $42,070
New Jersey $41,740
Hawaii $41,520
California $41,360
Washington $41,320
Connecticut $40,750
Alaska $40,210
New York $39,220

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