• Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Health Science
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 38,132
    $32,231 range bar $47,467
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Fast Growing
  • Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures.

What do they typically do

  • Take simple medical histories of patients
  • Schedule patient appointments, surgeries, and consultations
  • Type notes that doctors have recorded
  • Maintain medical records, technical library, and correspondence
  • Process insurance information
  • Greet visitors, give them forms to fill out, and ensure that their paperwork is in order
  • Prepare reports or articles for physicians or medical consultants
  • Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff
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