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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
31-9092 Medical Assistants
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. Excludes “Physician Assistants” (29-1071).
National estimates for Medical Assistants
Industry profile for Medical Assistants
Geographic profile for Medical Assistants
National estimates for Medical Assistants:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Assistants:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
727,760 |
0.8 % |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,190 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Medical Assistants:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 13.98 |
$ 14.52 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 20.91 |
$ 23.16 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,070 |
$ 30,200 |
$ 37,190 |
$ 43,490 |
$ 48,170 |
Industry profile for Medical Assistants:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Medical Assistants are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Medical Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Assistants:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Offices of Physicians |
421,960 |
15.65 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,610 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
106,640 |
1.91 |
$ 19.02 |
$ 39,550 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
64,650 |
6.55 |
$ 21.48 |
$ 44,680 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
58,920 |
6.06 |
$ 16.21 |
$ 33,710 |
Employment Services |
13,850 |
0.40 |
$ 18.67 |
$ 38,840 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Assistants:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Offices of Physicians |
421,960 |
15.65 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,610 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
64,650 |
6.55 |
$ 21.48 |
$ 44,680 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
58,920 |
6.06 |
$ 16.21 |
$ 33,710 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
106,640 |
1.91 |
$ 19.02 |
$ 39,550 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
4,490 |
1.44 |
$ 18.92 |
$ 39,350 |
Top paying industries for Medical Assistants:
Geographic profile for Medical Assistants:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Medical Assistants are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Medical Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Medical Assistants:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
97,640 |
5.91 |
1.14 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,780 |
Texas |
69,370 |
5.67 |
1.10 |
$ 16.66 |
$ 34,660 |
Florida |
57,210 |
6.65 |
1.29 |
$ 17.06 |
$ 35,480 |
New York |
31,360 |
3.62 |
0.70 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,100 |
Georgia |
26,610 |
6.08 |
1.18 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,470 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Assistants:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Mexico |
6,980 |
8.99 |
1.74 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 34,470 |
Arizona |
19,970 |
6.93 |
1.34 |
$ 18.17 |
$ 37,790 |
Kentucky |
12,670 |
6.89 |
1.33 |
$ 16.04 |
$ 33,360 |
Rhode Island |
3,130 |
6.84 |
1.32 |
$ 18.94 |
$ 39,390 |
Maine |
3,970 |
6.71 |
1.30 |
$ 18.74 |
$ 38,990 |
Top paying states for Medical Assistants:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington |
17,360 |
5.41 |
1.05 |
$ 22.75 |
$ 47,320 |
District of Columbia |
1,960 |
2.96 |
0.57 |
$ 22.45 |
$ 46,690 |
Alaska |
1,700 |
5.74 |
1.11 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,390 |
California |
97,640 |
5.91 |
1.14 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,780 |
Massachusetts |
13,730 |
4.04 |
0.78 |
$ 21.25 |
$ 44,200 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Assistants:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
36,500 |
4.21 |
0.81 |
$ 20.38 |
$ 42,390 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
30,700 |
5.37 |
1.04 |
$ 19.90 |
$ 41,390 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
19,170 |
5.34 |
1.03 |
$ 17.64 |
$ 36,690 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
16,720 |
3.95 |
0.76 |
$ 18.71 |
$ 38,910 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
15,810 |
6.11 |
1.18 |
$ 17.73 |
$ 36,870 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
15,660 |
5.41 |
1.05 |
$ 17.75 |
$ 36,920 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
15,310 |
6.24 |
1.21 |
$ 18.25 |
$ 37,950 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
14,480 |
6.84 |
1.32 |
$ 18.57 |
$ 38,630 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
13,670 |
6.10 |
1.18 |
$ 26.41 |
$ 54,930 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
13,360 |
5.03 |
0.97 |
$ 18.97 |
$ 39,450 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Assistants:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Rochester, MN |
1,560 |
13.50 |
2.61 |
$ 20.94 |
$ 43,540 |
Macon, GA |
1,100 |
11.69 |
2.26 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,930 |
Florence, SC |
950 |
11.21 |
2.17 |
$ 13.49 |
$ 28,070 |
Gainesville, GA |
1,000 |
11.16 |
2.16 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,710 |
Albuquerque, NM |
4,010 |
11.01 |
2.13 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 34,610 |
Redding, CA |
690 |
10.58 |
2.05 |
$ 19.82 |
$ 41,230 |
Las Cruces, NM |
710 |
10.35 |
2.00 |
$ 14.95 |
$ 31,100 |
Gadsden, AL |
330 |
10.29 |
1.99 |
$ 14.26 |
$ 29,650 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL |
510 |
9.94 |
1.92 |
$ 15.77 |
$ 32,800 |
Medford, OR |
840 |
9.81 |
1.90 |
$ 19.69 |
$ 40,940 |
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