Medical Secretaries in Hawaii
Considering a career as a Medical Secretary in Hawaii?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Secretaries in Hawaii are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Medical Secretaries in Hawaii is growing faster than average.
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Medical Secretaries in Hawaii earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Medical Secretary Career?
- Health Professions
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary
How Many Medical Secretaries Work in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, there were 1,390 people working as Medical Secretaries in the year 2018.
There were 1,510 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 5,370 Medical Secretaries working in it, which means Hawaii has fewer Medical Secretaries than average.
Job Projections for Hawaii
Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 21.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.
Hawaii Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 200 annual job openings, and a total of 1,730 jobs for Hawaii Medical Secretaries in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 80,800 annual jobs and 703,200 total jobs in 2026.
What do Medical Secretaries Make in Hawaii?
In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $31,490 to $53,910 with $41,520 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.14 to $25.92. The median hourly rate was $19.96.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.19 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.77.
The median salary in Hawaii is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Hawaii 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 |
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Urban Honolulu, HI | 1,100 | $42,090 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI | 60 | $40,360 |
Top States for Medical Secretaries Employment
The table below shows the states where most Medical Secretaries work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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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 |
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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 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.