Medical Assistants — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$45,690
United States, 2025
Employment
817,870
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information 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.
- O*NET code
- 31-9092.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Typical tasks
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,050
25th percentile
$38,470
75th percentile
$49,180
90th percentile
$59,310
Most important skills
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Active Listening3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Critical Thinking3.6
- Coordination3.5
- Service Orientation3.5
- Monitoring3.5
- Writing3.4
- Active Learning3.3
- Learning Strategies3.1
- Instructing3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Writing | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Coordination | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Medical AssistantsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $77,410 | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $64,820 | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $62,050 | 320 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $61,970 | 7,410 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $61,940 | 6,400 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $61,870 | 210 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $61,500 | 10,210 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $61,480 | 250 | 2025 |
| Ponce, PR | $59,990 | — | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,790 | 14,320 | 2025 |
| WA | $59,290 | 19,500 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $57,410 | 510 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $56,240 | 6,390 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $56,020 | 140 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $55,700 | 580 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $55,680 | 610 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | $53,760 | 390 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $52,570 | 7,390 | 2025 |
| AK | $52,560 | 2,140 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $52,140 | 180 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.