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Program Codes
10269
10295
Employment Percentage
9.721120054
SOC ID
31-9092
SOC Title
Medical Assistants
ONET ID
31-9092.00
ONET Concat ID
31909200
Median Salary
37007.8
EMSI Interest Area Term
Physical Sciences and Technologies
Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Ed Level High School
20.540001
Ed Level Certificate
44.740002
Ed Level Some College
17.200001
Ed Level Associates
0.05
Ed Level Bachelors
17.469999
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a certificate
Career 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.
Core Tasks
  • Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
  • Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
  • 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.
  • Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
  • Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
  • 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.
  • Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
  • Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
  • Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
  • Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
  • Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
  • Change dressings on wounds.
  • Schedule appointments for patients.
  • Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
  • Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
  • Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
  • Set up medical laboratory equipment.
Start Annual Earnings
27478.68
Top Annual Earnings
59166.97
EMSI Career Title Slug
medical-assistant