OES Code: 551050

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SECRETARIES, MEDICAL

Medical Secretaries perform secretarial duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Their duties include taking dictation, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence, as well as preparing and sending bills to patients or recording appointments.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
1,900	2,180	15%	280	240	520

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SECRETARIES, MEDICAL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
8093	Specialty outpatient facilities, all other
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8021	Offices & clinics of dentists

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

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