Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here48
  • scheduler
  • secretary
  • unit clerk
  • ward clerk
  • ward secretary
  • dental secretary
  • front desk agent
  • medical scheduler
  • medical secretary
  • surgery scheduler
  • hospital secretary
  • insurance verifier
  • intake coordinator
  • clinic receptionist
  • and 34 more
SOC code
43-6013.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
17 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6013.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
80% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 4 need no setup
Medical transcription agent
Microsoft Word · Electronic health record EHR software · Data entry software
● No integration needed
Medical correspondence agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Outlook · Email software
● No integration needed
Insurance claims processing agent
Billing software · Medical procedure coding software · Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
● No integration needed
Medical records management agent
eClinicalWorks EHR software · Epic Systems · MEDITECH software
Needs EHR system
Document transmission agent
Email software · Microsoft Outlook · Google Drive
● No integration needed
You keep this
Provide in-person reception and patient greeting with empathy and judgmentHandle sensitive patient interactions requiring discretion and trustMake final decisions on appointment prioritization and scheduling conflictsOwn accountability for protected health information (PHI) compliance and security

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Transcribe and compile medical records and documentation88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Prepare correspondence, reports, and business documents85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Complete and process insurance claims and compliance forms82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 17 detailed work activities O*NET records for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Barely automatable 2

Barely automatable activities for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
ActivityJobs
Greet customers, patrons, or visitors21
Operate office equipment13