CTI Career Search

Washington Medical Secretaries: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Medical Secretaries in Washington

Medical Secretaries picture    Medical Secretaries image

Fast Facts for Medical Secretaries in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Mount Vernon, Longview, and Bremerton
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Seattle, Bellingham, and Yakima
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane

Salaries for Medical Secretaries in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Seattle, Mount Vernon, and Olympia. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Secretaries in Washington are listed below.

Selected Medical Secretary Schools in Washington

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

Request info from multiple schools, by clicking the Get Info links.

Everest College
Renton

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Administrative Medical Assistant, Hospital Patient Registration Specialist, Medical Administrative Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Medical Secretaries in Washington

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Medical Office Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Medical Office Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Washington Medical Secretary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bates Technical CollegeTacomaAssociate5,463
Bellevue CollegeBellevueBachelor12,305
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellinghamAssociate2,896
Centralia CollegeCentraliaAssociate3,652
Clark CollegeVancouverAssociate9,705
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewoodAssociate9,829
Columbia Basin CollegePascoAssociate6,393
Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwoodAssociate8,435
Everett Community CollegeEverettAssociate7,674
Green River Community CollegeAuburnAssociate6,919
Interface College-SpokaneSpokaneAssociate102
Lower Columbia CollegeLongviewAssociate3,348
Olympic CollegeBremertonBachelor6,623
Peninsula CollegePort AngelesBachelor3,180
Pierce College at Fort SteilacoomLakewoodAssociate7,504
Pierce College at PuyallupPuyallupAssociate3,068
Pima Medical Institute RentonRentonAssociate290
Pima Medical Institute SeattleSeattleAssociate357
Renton Technical CollegeRentonAssociate4,915
Seattle Community College-South CampusSeattleBachelor6,664
Skagit Valley CollegeMount VernonAssociate5,727
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympiaAssociate4,947
Spokane Community CollegeSpokaneAssociate6,961
Tacoma Community CollegeTacomaAssociate5,811
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla WallaAssociate4,600
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatcheeAssociate3,150
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakimaAssociate4,354

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Secretaries

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Washington. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Secretaries

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Secretaries relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

WASHINGTON

   
Mount Vernon380$37,2502.8
Longview260$32,2402.7
Bremerton640$34,3402.4
Spokane1,680$32,2102.4
Wenatchee270$30,9702.3
Tacoma1,870$34,4902
Kennewick580$31,7402
Olympia600$35,8202
Yakima470$30,6601.9
Bellingham450$35,1401.8
Seattle7,560$37,5401.5
Employment For:
All JobsMedical Secretaries > Washington

Career and College Resources on CityTownInfo

Real-World Career Reports

Career Stories from workers: daily activities, job tips, best/worst job aspects, training, etc.

Daily Career & Education News from our staff. We're an approved Google News provider!

Career References and Original Articles

Resource Center. A starting point for all CityTownInfo career and college resources.

Career Overviews of hundreds of careers: descriptions, salaries, forecasts, schools, more.

Best Careers Not Requiring Degrees: Good pay, job growth, low need for degrees.

Helpful Articles, many in "how-to" format; e.g., "How to Become a Chef".

College Directories and Lists

These lists link to thousands of detailed school profiles.

Colleges by State. Nearly every college and trade school in the country.

Colleges Listed Alphabetically. About 7,000 colleges & trade schools, including online schools.

Colleges by Major City. Browse cities with multiple college options.

Online Colleges. Colleges with online degree programs.

Graduate Schools by State. Colleges offering graduate degree programs.

Graduate Schools by Major City. Find cities with multiple graduate school options.

Copyright © QuinStreet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Click to verify BBB accreditation and to see a BBB report.    TRUSTe online privacy certification