Medical Assistant (Certified)
Medical Assistant (Certified) Job Description
Medical Assistants Perform administrative and certain 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.
Medical Assistant (Certified) Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Medical Assistant (Certified) is $28098 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $37421. The lowest salary reported was $20800. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Medical Assistant (Certified) is $13.97 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $18.61. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $10.34. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Medical Assistant (Certified) are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $192.86 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $1.11 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Medical Assistant (Certified). These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $21,802 – $46,094
Florida – $20,996 – $35,745
Illinois – $23,270 – $51,197
New Jersey – $20,192 – $43,420
New York – $14,710 – $45,615
North Carolina – $17,158 – $35,234
Texas – $20,511 – $40,532
These are the highest paying cities for a Medical Assistant (Certified). These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Chicago, Illinois –
New York, New York –
Orlando, Florida –
Houston, Texas –
Boston, Massachusetts –
Phoenix, Arizona –
Atlanta, Georgia –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Medical Assistant (Certified) from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $28098 while in 2007 it was just $26057.58
Job Outlook
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 4% of Medical Assistant (Certified)s were males while 96% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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