Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Assistants:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
710,200	0.9 %	$ 17.75	$ 36,930	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Assistants:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.95	$ 14.59	$ 17.23	$ 19.85	$ 24.32
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,930	$ 30,360	$ 35,850	$ 41,280	$ 50,580

---

Industry profile for Medical Assistants: Top

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	404,670	15.61	$ 17.59	$ 36,580
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	106,290	1.90	$ 18.37	$ 38,200
Outpatient Care Centers	59,610	6.21	$ 20.35	$ 42,330
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	56,810	6.29	$ 15.97	$ 33,210
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	13,930	1.48	$ 14.84	$ 30,870

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	404,670	15.61	$ 17.59	$ 36,580
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	56,810	6.29	$ 15.97	$ 33,210
Outpatient Care Centers	59,610	6.21	$ 20.35	$ 42,330
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	106,290	1.90	$ 18.37	$ 38,200
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	13,930	1.48	$ 14.84	$ 30,870

Top paying industries for Medical Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	50	0.01	$ 23.42	$ 48,720
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	(8)	(8)	$ 21.11	$ 43,910
Outpatient Care Centers	59,610	6.21	$ 20.35	$ 42,330
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	(8)	(8)	$ 19.95	$ 41,490
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	170	0.03	$ 19.65	$ 40,870

---

Geographic profile for Medical Assistants: Top

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	95,690	5.82	1.14	$ 20.67	$ 42,990
Texas	72,640	6.00	1.18	$ 16.20	$ 33,700
Florida	56,010	6.64	1.30	$ 16.73	$ 34,800
Pennsylvania	27,740	5.03	0.99	$ 16.67	$ 34,670
Ohio	26,250	5.11	1.00	$ 16.48	$ 34,270

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	7,230	9.20	1.80	$ 15.55	$ 32,340
Alaska	2,500	8.45	1.65	$ 22.41	$ 46,610
Hawaii	4,190	7.29	1.43	$ 19.49	$ 40,530
Oregon	12,480	6.91	1.35	$ 20.05	$ 41,700
Arizona	19,460	6.86	1.34	$ 17.15	$ 35,670

Top paying states for Medical Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	2,500	8.45	1.65	$ 22.41	$ 46,610
Washington	15,870	4.97	0.97	$ 21.97	$ 45,700
District of Columbia	1,860	2.71	0.53	$ 21.80	$ 45,340
Massachusetts	14,160	4.23	0.83	$ 20.72	$ 43,090
Minnesota	9,320	3.44	0.67	$ 20.72	$ 43,090

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	32,000	3.62	0.71	$ 19.24	$ 40,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	30,120	5.17	1.01	$ 19.11	$ 39,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	22,500	6.27	1.23	$ 16.97	$ 35,300
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	17,070	5.75	1.13	$ 17.43	$ 36,250
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	16,720	6.67	1.31	$ 17.89	$ 37,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	16,590	3.80	0.74	$ 18.30	$ 38,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	15,850	6.02	1.18	$ 17.19	$ 35,750
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	14,770	7.00	1.37	$ 17.37	$ 36,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	14,090	5.22	1.02	$ 17.55	$ 36,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	12,620	5.42	1.06	$ 25.94	$ 53,960

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)
Redding, CA	820	12.71	2.49	$ 19.20	$ 39,940
Sebring, FL	300	12.37	2.42	$ 15.64	$ 32,530
The Villages, FL	370	12.18	2.39	$ 15.23	$ 31,670
Florence, SC	1,000	11.97	2.34	$ 12.48	$ 25,960
Albuquerque, NM	4,400	11.75	2.30	$ 15.50	$ 32,240
Ocala, FL	1,200	11.67	2.29	$ 14.72	$ 30,620
Waco, TX	1,290	11.26	2.20	$ 15.61	$ 32,480
Anchorage, AK	1,830	11.15	2.18	$ 22.02	$ 45,790
Las Cruces, NM	760	11.11	2.18	$ 14.12	$ 29,360
Gainesville, GA	980	11.02	2.16	$ 18.62	$ 38,730