More than half of all medical assistants work in the offices of physicians. In fact, more medical assistants are employed by practicing than any other type of allied health personnel. Of the remaining medical assistants, approximately 16 percent work in clinics, 9 percent in managed care or health maintenance organization facilities, 8 percent in hospitals, and 2 percent are employed in dependent laboratories, educational institutions, and nursing homes. Approximately 365,000 medical assistants were employed in the United States in 2002. Most were females. Median annual earnings were $23,940 annually, $13.77 hourly, in 2002, with the lowest-paid 10 percent of medial assistants earning less than $17,640 and the highest-paid 10 percent earning more than $34,130, according to the 2002 research of the U.S. Bureau of Statistics.
Most are graduates from formal education programs. Yo
u must have knowledge in medical terminology, biology, anatomy and physiology, typing, transcription, accounting and record keeping as well as instruction in laboratory techniques, clinical procedures, and the use of medical equipment.
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