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Health
Medical secretary
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Key facts
+4.8%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesEmployment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: high according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +4.8% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Welcomes patients and manages appointments and medical records in a practice or hospital department.
42 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
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Training
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Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (high)
Employment outlookGrowthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Medical secretaries and administrative assistants)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayModestBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $45,930
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.