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	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	Medical Assistants	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
SUMMARY	57% Moderate Risk	30% Low Risk	59% Moderate Risk	52% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	3.2/10	5.6/10	2.7/10	2.9/10
POLLING	78% (High Risk, Based on 56 votes)	46% (Moderate Risk, Based on 110 votes)	73% (High Risk, Based on 195 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
GROWTH by year 2034	4.2%	12.5%	-1.6%	-11.6%
WAGES	$44,640 or $21.46 per hour	$44,200 or $21.25 per hour	$46,290 or $22.25 per hour	$43,830 or $21.07 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	830,760	793,460	1,737,820	157,310
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DESCRIPTION	Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.	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.	Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.	Interview persons by telephone, mail, in person, or by other means for the purpose of completing forms, applications, or questionnaires. Ask specific questions, record answers, and assist persons with completing form. May sort, classify, and file forms.

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