Jobs Similar to Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Also called: Medical Secretaries
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to medical secretaries and administrative assistants, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Receptionists and Information Clerks and Human Resources Assistants.
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: $45,930 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveSame group | 83% | $47,540+4% | High school |
| 2 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 82% | $38,010−17% | High school |
| 3 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 81% | $50,610+10% | Training or associate |
| 4 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 81% | $45,9200% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 80% | $50,670+10% | Training or associate |
| 6 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 80% | $49,230+7% | High school |
| 7 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 80% | $54,210+18% | Training or associate |
| 8 | Correspondence Clerks | 79% | $46,800+2% | High school |
| 9 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 79% | $58,650+28% | High school |
| 10 | Medical Records Specialists | 79% | $51,140+11% | Training or associate |
| 11 | Office Clerks, General | 79% | $45,010−2% | High school |
| 12 | Customer Service Representatives | 79% | $44,770−3% | High school |
| 13 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 79% | $58,260+27% | Training or associate |
| 14 | Telephone Operators | 78% | $41,740−9% | High school |
| 15 | File Clerks | 78% | $43,600−5% | High school |
| 16 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 78% | $48,700+6% | High school |
| 17 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsSame group | 78% | $76,590+67% | Training or associate |
| 18 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSame group | 78% | $55,570+21% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 78% | $48,500+6% | High school |
| 20 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 77% | $35,070−24% | High school |
- 1Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
83% similar · $47,540 (+4%) · High school · Same group
- 2Receptionists and Information Clerks
82% similar · $38,010 (−17%) · High school
- 3Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
81% similar · $50,610 (+10%) · Training or associate
- 4Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
81% similar · $45,920 (0%) · Training or associate
- 5Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
80% similar · $50,670 (+10%) · Training or associate
- 6Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
80% similar · $49,230 (+7%) · High school
- 7Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
80% similar · $54,210 (+18%) · Training or associate
- 8Correspondence Clerks
79% similar · $46,800 (+2%) · High school
- 9Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
79% similar · $58,650 (+28%) · High school
- 10Medical Records Specialists
79% similar · $51,140 (+11%) · Training or associate
- 11Office Clerks, General
79% similar · $45,010 (−2%) · High school
- 12Customer Service Representatives
79% similar · $44,770 (−3%) · High school
- 13Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
79% similar · $58,260 (+27%) · Training or associate
- 14Telephone Operators
78% similar · $41,740 (−9%) · High school
- 15File Clerks
78% similar · $43,600 (−5%) · High school
- 16Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
78% similar · $48,700 (+6%) · High school
- 17Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
78% similar · $76,590 (+67%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 18Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
78% similar · $55,570 (+21%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 19Billing and Posting Clerks
78% similar · $48,500 (+6%) · High school
- 20Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
77% similar · $35,070 (−24%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than medical secretaries and administrative assistants.
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers79% similar · $58,650 (+28%)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks80% similar · $49,230 (+7%)
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks78% similar · $48,700 (+6%)
- Billing and Posting Clerks78% similar · $48,500 (+6%)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive83% similar · $47,540 (+4%)
- Correspondence Clerks79% similar · $46,800 (+2%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for medical secretaries and administrative assistants also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where medical secretaries and administrative assistants is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (92)
- Office Clerks, General (89)
- Medical Records Specialists (86)
- Pharmacy Aides (86)
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan (85)
- Medical Transcriptionists (84)
- Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service (83)
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (82)
- Telephone Operators (82)
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (81)
Questions about jobs like medical secretaries and administrative assistants
What jobs are most similar to medical secretaries and administrative assistants?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (83% similar), Receptionists and Information Clerks (82% similar), Human Resources Assistants (81% similar), Interviewers (Except Eligibility and Loan) (81% similar) and Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (80% similar).
Which jobs like medical secretaries and administrative assistants pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590, +67%; usually training or an associate degree), Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers ($58,650, +28%; usually a high school diploma) and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ($58,260, +27%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with medical secretaries and administrative assistants ($45,930). Without more preparation than medical secretaries and administrative assistants usually need: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks and Court, Municipal, and License Clerks.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.