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Occupational Description

Perform routine clerical and administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers. Exclude legal, medical, or executive secretaries and administrative assistants (43-6011 through 43-6013).

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Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Employment Outlook for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be much larger than the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at about the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be much higher than the statewide average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the significant number of job openings projected for this occupation.

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Current Job Openings for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

There are 2 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 2 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Secretary - Part Time	2/5/10	Roseburg	$10.50/hr
Bilingual Administrative Assistant	1/21/10	Vancouver	DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$9.88	$12.07	$14.66	$17.70	$20.32	$14.96	$31,118
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	9.30	10.61	12.49	16.24	18.79	13.39	27,865
Multnomah / Washington	10.58	13.15	15.75	18.87	21.97	15.98	33,240
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9.96	12.71	15.33	18.09	19.82	15.25	31,716
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	9.14	10.40	12.94	16.53	20.17	13.90	28,919
Lane	10.02	11.71	13.97	16.48	19.57	14.31	29,772
Douglas	9.88	11.12	13.15	15.59	18.42	13.53	28,138
Coos / Curry	9.01	10.11	12.70	15.72	18.89	13.36	27,805
Jackson / Josephine	10.08	11.60	13.90	16.03	18.84	14.09	29,298
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	9.56	10.70	12.64	15.02	16.69	12.95	26,932
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	9.75	12.57	14.26	15.96	19.30	14.50	30,153
Klamath / Lake	9.17	10.32	12.48	14.72	16.03	12.57	26,152
Morrow / Umatilla	9.25	10.43	12.33	15.08	18.52	13.10	27,248
Baker / Union / Wallowa	9.08	9.95	11.82	14.57	17.39	12.45	25,896
Grant / Harney / Malheur	9.71	11.04	13.29	15.64	17.67	13.41	27,898
Clackamas	10.96	12.98	15.20	18.12	20.86	15.62	32,488

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Regional Employment Projections for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2006	2016	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	18,971	21,663	2,692	14.2%	269	389	658
Multnomah / Washington	6,627	7,590	963	14.5%	96	136	232
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	2,190	2,476	286	13.1%	29	45	73
Lane	1,491	1,703	212	14.2%	21	31	52
Clackamas	1,377	1,542	165	12.0%	17	28	44
Jackson / Josephine	1,060	1,216	156	14.7%	16	22	37
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	879	999	120	13.7%	12	18	30
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	835	1,027	192	23.0%	19	18	37
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	406	451	45	11.1%	5	8	13
Coos / Curry	374	410	36	9.6%	4	8	11
Douglas	361	422	61	16.9%	6	8	14
Morrow / Umatilla	354	395	41	11.6%	4	7	11
Klamath / Lake	267	293	26	9.7%	3	5	8
Baker / Union / Wallowa	216	230	14	6.5%	1	4	6
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	207	233	26	12.6%	3	4	7
Grant / Harney / Malheur	204	224	20	9.8%	2	4	6

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	18,971
Total, All Industries	Private	12,916
Construction	Private	1,027
Construction of Buildings	Private	351
Residential Building Construction	Private	289
Specialty Trade Contractors	Private	589
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	Private	149
Building Equipment Contractors	Private	194
Manufacturing	Private	640
Wholesale Trade	Private	860
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	Private	298
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	354
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	Private	220
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	208
Retail Trade	Private	638
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	190
Information	Private	232
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	158
Finance and Insurance	Private	852
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	Private	143
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	Private	560
Insurance Carriers	Private	236
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	Private	324
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Private	806
Real Estate	Private	788
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	Private	547
Activities Related to Real Estate	Private	150
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	1,728
Legal Services	Private	280
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	Private	559
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	Private	407
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	Private	258
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	348
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	785
Administrative and Support Services	Private	727
Employment Services	Private	376
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	Private	194
Educational Services	Private	488
Elementary and Secondary Schools	Private	169
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	Private	234
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	1,381
Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	833
Offices of Physicians	Private	197
Offices of Dentists	Private	351
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	Private	221
Hospitals	Private	165
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	Private	145
Social Assistance	Private	238
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	2,644
Repair and Maintenance	Private	270
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	Private	203
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	Private	2,257
Religious Organizations	Private	1,810
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	Private	326
Total, All Industries	Federal	251
Federal Government (Non-Postal)	Federal	241
Total, All Industries	State	955
Public Administration	State	661
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	State	267
Administration of Human Resource Programs	State	143
Total, All Industries	Local	4,763
Educational Services	Local	3,508
Elementary and Secondary Schools	Local	2,530
Public Administration	Local	1,082
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	Local	777
Administration of Human Resource Programs	Local	248

Educational Requirements for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

Workers must have moderate-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with an associate degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

Apply Confidentiality Procedures
Arrange Teleconference Calls
Assist Co-Workers With Software Usage And Problems
Assist With Business And Managerial Research
Compose Business Correspondence
Evaluate And Prioritize Incoming Telephone Calls
Keep A Telephone Log
Key Document From Machine Transcription
Maintain Appointment Calendar
Maintain Inventory Of Office Forms
Make Reservations And Appointments Related To Travel
Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
Operate Fax Machines, Copiers, Printers, And Other Office Machines
Order Office Supplies
Organize And Work With Detailed Records
Organize Office Processes
Perform Office Equipment Maintenance Not Requiring Service Call
Perform Secretarial Duties
Perform Typing Or Data Entry For Extended Time Periods
Prepare Travel Vouchers
Process And Prepare Business Forms
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Provide Customer Service Using Telephone
Provide Meeting Materials And Audio-Video Equipment
Retrieve Files And Charts
Schedule Meetings Or Appointments
Schedule Or Coordinate Meeting Facilities
Summarize Travel And Accommodations Data Into Itinerary
Take And Edit Meeting Notes
Take Detailed, Accurate Messages
Take Dictation
Transcribe Spoken, Recorded Or Written Information
Type Letters And Other Correspondence
Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
Use Correct Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling
Use Desktop Publishing Software
Use Proofreading Symbols
Use Shorthand

Schools and Training Providers for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

DePaul Industries Training Centers 4950 NE Martin Luther King Portland, OR 97211-3354 Phone: (503) 281-1289 x161 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	Oregon Institute of Technology - Klamath Falls 3201 Campus Drive Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 885-1000 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	DePaul Industries 4660 Portland Rd. NE, Suite 108 Salem, OR 97305-1684 Phone: (503) 856-9817 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	Linn-Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd SW Albany, OR 97321 Phone: (541) 917-4999 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
Blue Mountain Community College 2411 NW Carden Ave Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: (541) 276-1260 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	Clackamas Community College 19600 South Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-6958 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	Tillamook Bay Community College 4301 Third Street Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone: (503) 842-8222 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
Portland Community College 12000 SW 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6111 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	Umpqua Community College 1140 College Rd. Roseburg, OR 97470 Phone: (541) 440-4600 Programs of Training: Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	Lane Community College 4000 E 30th Ave Eugene, OR 97405 Phone: (541) 463-3000 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
Everest College-Portland 425 SW Washington Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (503) 222-3225 Programs of Training: Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	Columbia Gorge Community College 400 E Scenic Dr The Dalles, OR 97058 Phone: (541) 506-6011 Programs of Training: Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Office And Administrative Support Workers, All Other	60%
Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants	57%
Legal Secretaries	53%
Medical Secretaries	50%
Office Clerks, General	42%
Receptionists And Information Clerks	36%
Insurance Claims And Policy Processing Clerks	31%
Medical Transcriptionists	30%
Court Reporters	29%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility And Loan	28%

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