Medical Secretaries


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Medical Secretaries

Medical Secretaries - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Doctors' offices and clinics
  • Hospitals
  • Dentists' offices
  • Offices of other health practitioners

Outlook

Demand for this career will significantly increase. As the population grows and ages, more people will be seeking medical services. This increases the demand for medical secretaries. Medical assistants are doing some of the duties once done by secretaries which may limit some growth.

Job prospects will remain excellent. Job prospects are best for those with formal training and experience.

Medical Secretaries (CIS 100128)

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Illinois
18,771
Very large
&
4.4%
8.2%
>>>>
2,132
Very High
  Champaign Area
640
Very large
&
8.3%
5.2%
>>>>
76
Moderate
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
353
Large
&
2.8%
2.9%
>>>>
39
Few
  Cook County
8,214
Very large
&
4.9%
9.2%
>>>>
939
High
  Decatur Area
171
Medium
&
3.5%
3.8%
>>>>
20
Few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
781
Large
&
-3.2%
10.3%
>>>>
80
Moderate
  Du Page County
1,924
Very large
&
8.2%
8.8%
>>>>
230
High
  Edwardsville Area
322
Large
&
19.3%
12.4%
>>>>
44
Few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
92
Medium
&
-10.9%
-0.2%
>>>>
8
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
303
Large
&
5.6%
6.0%
>>>>
35
Few
  Lake County
801
Large
&
-1.2%
11.7%
>>>>
83
Moderate
  McHenry County
248
Large
&
-2.4%
7.6%
>>>>
25
Few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
488
Large
&
4.7%
4.4%
>>>>
55
Moderate
  Northwest Illinois Area
275
Medium
&
2.9%
4.3%
>>>>
31
Few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
966
Large
&
0.9%
4.5%
>>>>
104
Moderate
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
280
Large
&
1.8%
3.5%
>>>>
30
Few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
271
Large
&
-1.8%
5.6%
>>>>
29
Few
  Rockford Area
661
Large
&
4.8%
6.6%
>>>>
75
Moderate
  Shawnee National Forest Area
166
Large
&
-0.6%
1.1%
>>>>
17
Few
  Springfield Area
715
Very large
&
3.2%
4.6%
>>>>
80
High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
435
Large
&
-5.7%
0.9%
>>>>
44
Few
  Vermilion County
93
Medium
&
-5.4%
-0.5%
>>>>
10
Few
  Will County
607
Large
&
16.5%
14.9%
>>>>
80
Moderate
United States
696,600
Very large
&
6.7%
2.8%
>>>>
79,300
Very High
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.