Medical Assisting Job Opportunities

Earn Your Medical Assisting Diploma from Rasmussen College

Medical assistants accounted for about 387,000 jobs in 2004. About 60% worked in offices of physicians; about 14% worked in public and private hospitals, including inpatient and outpatient facilities; and 11% worked in offices of other health practitioners, such as chiropractors, optometrists, and podiatrists. The remaining medical assistants worked mostly in outpatient care centers, public and private educational services, other ambulatory health care services, State and local government agencies, employment services, medical and diagnostic laboratories, and nursing care facilities.

Employment of medical assistants is expected to increase by at least 27% for all occupations through the year 2014 as the health care industry expands because of technological advances in medicine and the growth and aging of the population. Increasing utilization of medical assistants in the rapidly growing health care industry will further stimulate job growth. In fact, medical assisting is projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the 2004-14 period.

Facts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Medical Assisting Job Salary Data

Medical Assistant - $26,932 median salary
A Medical Assistant will assists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician. He or she will interview patients, measure vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height), and record information on patients' charts. A Medical Assistant may be required to draw and collect blood samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis.

Medical Administrative Assistant - $28,807 median salary
A Medical Administrative Assistant provides secretarial support to clinical staff. He or she obtains pre-certifications as required by health care insurers or managed care providers. The administrative assistant informs patients of costs for care being provided, and guides them to appropriate resources for further information. He or she types routine correspondence and reports from dictation or handwritten copy. In addition, the Medical Administrative Assistant answers telephones, screens callers, relays messages, and greets visitors.

Homecare Medical Administrative Assistant - $25,268 median salary
A Homecare Medical Administrative Assistant provides secretarial support to clinical staff in a home care environment. He or she obtains pre-certifications as required by health care insurers or managed care providers. In addition, he or she informs patients of costs for care being provided, and guides them to appropriate resources for further information.

Phlebotomist - $24,130 median salary
Phlebotomists draw and collect blood samples from patients, verify records and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis. A Phlebotomist may be required to prick fingers to draw blood and conduct interviews, take vital signs, and draw and test blood samples to screen donors at blood bank.

Salary data listed above is acccording to Salary.com

Learn more about:
Medical Assistant Diploma Overview
Why earn a Diploma in Medical Assistant?