Become a Medical Assistant

Build a Career in a High-Demand Industry!

What is a Medical Assistant?

A medical assistant is trained to perform administrative and clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes.

Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Medical Assisting Salary Range

$26,290 - Annual Medical Assisting Degree Salary

$29,300 - Average U.S. Salary

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2006)

Featured Medical Assisting Programs

WyoTech

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Bryant and Stratton College

Bryant & Stratton College has been providing quality college education for over 150 years. Our online faculty and classes are first rate, allowing you to share ideas and gain valuable real-life experiences as you learn. And all Bryant & Stratton College’s online degree programs are accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, so you know you’re getting a legitimate full college degree.

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Medical Assisting Job Outlook

Employment is projected to grow much faster than average, ranking medical assistants among the fastest growing occupations over the 2006-16 decade. Job opportunities should be excellent, particularly for those with formal training or experience, and certification.

Employment change. Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow 35 percent from 2006 to 2016, much faster than the average for all occupations. As the health care industry expands because of technological advances in medicine and the growth and aging of the population, there will be an increased need for all health care workers. Increasing use of medical assistants in the rapidly growing health care industry will further stimulate job growth.