Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
961,610 people do this job in the US. $45,930 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 91%
- 7%
- 1%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 6%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 82%. Today's estimate: 87%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 15 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 19% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 11% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Complete insurance or other claim forms.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 38 min13 min to 1.3 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 33 min13 min to 1.3 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.5 h | 91%Half by now | |
| Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 29 min13 min to 1.1 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 2.1 h | 91%Half by now | |
| Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Receptionists and Information Clerks83% now, 84% by 2028
- Medical Records Specialists89% now, 94% by 2028
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive39% now, 69% by 2028
- Office Clerks, General58% now, 61% by 2028
- Medical Assistants41% now, 42% by 2028
- Patient Representatives41% now, 85% by 2028
Where this job works
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