NOC 13112: Medical administrative assistants
What medical administrative assistants do
Medical administrative assistants perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in doctor's offices, hospitals, medical clinics and other medical settings.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Schedule and confirm medical appointments and receive and communicate messages for medical staff and patients
- Enter and format electronically based medical reports and correspondence and prepare spreadsheets and documents for review
- Interview patients in order to complete forms, documents and case histories
- Complete insurance and other claim forms
- Initiate and maintain confidential medical files and records
- Prepare draft agendas for meetings and take, transcribe and distribute minutes
- Prepare financial statements and billing
- Establish and maintain various internal office administrative support procedures such as document tracking and filing and monthly reporting
- Order supplies and maintain inventory
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software.
Job titles under NOC 13112
7 job titles are classified here, including administrative assistant - medical, medical secretary, ward secretary.
- administrative assistant - medical
- case load planner - home health care services
- medical administrative assistant
- medical secretary
- medical stenographer
- ward secretary
- ward secretary - hospital
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a one- or two-year college program or other specialized courses for secretaries or medical secretaries is usually required.
Medical administrative assistants wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $18.92/hr | $25.00/hr | $32.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $23.00/hr | $33.83/hr |
Montréal QC | $19.23/hr | $24.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $21.54/hr | $26.50/hr | $35.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $20.00/hr | $30.28/hr | $35.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $22.00/hr | $29.00/hr | $35.90/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr | $32.70/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $17.60/hr | $23.87/hr | $35.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $19.23/hr | $24.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr | $32.70/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $30.77/hr |
London ON | $20.00/hr | $26.00/hr | $36.06/hr |
Halifax NS | $18.00/hr | $24.10/hr | $29.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $22.00/hr | $26.00/hr | $34.69/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $20.03/hr | $24.00/hr | $31.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $19.16/hr | $24.76/hr | $34.39/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $17.65/hr | $24.50/hr | $28.00/hr |
Nova Scotia | $18.00/hr | $23.50/hr | $29.80/hr |
New Brunswick | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Quebec | $19.23/hr | $24.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr | $32.70/hr |
Manitoba | $18.00/hr | $24.00/hr | $34.62/hr |
Saskatchewan | $18.46/hr | $24.75/hr | $31.00/hr |
Alberta | $20.00/hr | $29.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
British Columbia | $21.54/hr | $26.50/hr | $35.00/hr |
Using NOC 13112 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 7 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Health information management occupations (NOC 12111)
- Medical records clerk (NOC 14100)
- Medical transcriptionist (NOC 12110)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for medical administrative assistants?
Medical administrative assistants are NOC 2021 unit group 13112. Example job titles in this group include administrative assistant - medical, medical secretary, ward secretary.
What TEER is NOC 13112?
NOC 13112 is TEER 3 (College or apprenticeship (under 2 years)). Usually requires a college program or apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than six months of on-the-job training. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do medical administrative assistants earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $25.00/hr, about $49,000 a year full-time, with a range of $18.92/hr to $32.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.