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

29.5% Jobs Projection
$32,960 Median Salary
14,840 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Medical Secretaries Work in Texas?

In 2018, there were 92,990 Medical Secretaries working in the state.

There were 103,630 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10,640 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 29.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 14,840 annual Medical Secretaries job openings in Texas, and 126,880 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Medical Secretaries Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $22,560 to $48,890 with $32,960 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.84 to $23.5. The median hourly rate was $15.85.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.23 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.62.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 28,060 $34,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 22,960 $34,940
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 8,220 $34,170
Austin-Round Rock, TX 7,320 $35,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 2,570 $24,820
El Paso, TX 2,210 $26,570
Corpus Christi, TX 1,450 $29,370
Lubbock, TX 1,390 $29,240
Amarillo, TX 1,340 $29,350
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,250 $28,480
Killeen-Temple, TX 1,140 $31,740
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 1,110 $25,470
Tyler, TX 990 $32,280
Laredo, TX 770 $28,020
Longview, TX 730 $27,600
College Station-Bryan, TX 730 $31,360
Waco, TX 700 $30,650
Wichita Falls, TX 550 $29,440
Odessa, TX 510 $33,050
Sherman-Denison, TX 500 $34,170
Texarkana, TX-AR 500 $27,330
Abilene, TX 500 $30,630
San Angelo, TX 460 $31,550
Midland, TX 460 $35,760
Victoria, TX 430 $29,350

Top States for Medical Secretaries Employment

View the list below to see 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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