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).

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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

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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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	(8)	(8)	$ 25.46	$ 52,970
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	(8)	(8)	$ 23.53	$ 48,940
Outpatient Care Centers	64,650	6.55	$ 21.48	$ 44,680
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	(8)	(8)	$ 21.36	$ 44,420
Insurance Carriers	220	0.02	$ 21.34	$ 44,390

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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