Medical Assistants
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Calculated automation risk
Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.
More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.
User poll
Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 41% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Medical Assistants will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Medical Assistants' job openings is expected to rise 15.0% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Medical Assistants' was $42,000, or $20 per hour
'Medical Assistants' were paid 12.6% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 763,040 people employed as 'Medical Assistants' within the United States.
This represents around 0.5% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 199 people are employed as 'Medical Assistants'.
Job description
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.
SOC Code: 31-9092.00
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