The demand for medical secretaries is average, but above that of other sectors of the overall industry. Improvements and adoption of technology has reduced hiring for many office administration positions overall, but overall growth of the healthcare industry and the specialized training of medical secretaries has equalized the demand in that category.
The salary range for medical secretaries is in the medium range. The median pay rate is $25,430 and the high and low range of the scale is $18,310 at the low end and $37,550 at the high end.
Advancement in this career is possible by additional schooling to enter into direct patient care positions like nursing, medical assisting or physician's assistant. Interested candidates can also develop along the administrative career path by becoming office managers or, with additional schooling, hospital or medical administration.
