Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
646,320	0.7 %	$16.15	$33,580	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$11.46	$13.26	$15.61	$18.43	$22.07
Annual Wage (2)	$23,830	$27,580	$32,480	$38,340	$45,900

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	373,620	14.67	$16.14	$33,570
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	91,740	1.67	$16.75	$34,850
Outpatient Care Centers	58,700	6.67	$16.95	$35,260
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	55,950	6.39	$14.79	$30,770
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	11,910	1.30	$13.37	$27,800

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	373,620	14.67	$16.14	$33,570
Outpatient Care Centers	58,700	6.67	$16.95	$35,260
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	55,950	6.39	$14.79	$30,770
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	91,740	1.67	$16.75	$34,850
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	11,910	1.30	$13.37	$27,800

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	70	0.01	$19.51	$40,580
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	(8)	(8)	$19.10	$39,720
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	130	0.01	$18.54	$38,560
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	3,300	1.24	$18.15	$37,740
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	7,310	0.24	$17.96	$37,360

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	89,910	5.39	1.19	$17.61	$36,630
Texas	58,090	4.89	1.08	$14.85	$30,880
Florida	54,220	6.44	1.42	$15.37	$31,980
Pennsylvania	28,260	4.89	1.08	$15.38	$31,980
New York	25,140	2.73	0.60	$17.41	$36,220

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Mexico	5,880	7.34	1.62	$14.42	$30,000
Maine	3,900	6.52	1.44	$16.35	$34,020
Arizona	17,510	6.48	1.43	$15.79	$32,840
Florida	54,220	6.44	1.42	$15.37	$31,980
Oregon	11,430	6.24	1.38	$17.78	$36,990

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,610	5.07	1.12	$20.22	$42,060
District of Columbia	1,760	2.49	0.55	$19.50	$40,570
Washington	13,500	4.24	0.93	$19.09	$39,700
Massachusetts	13,030	3.69	0.81	$18.90	$39,310
Minnesota	10,730	3.78	0.83	$18.78	$39,050

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	23,390	5.28	1.16	$17.31	$36,010
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	22,700	3.39	0.75	$17.43	$36,250
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	13,680	5.49	1.21	$15.62	$32,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	13,670	4.67	1.03	$15.11	$31,420
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	12,290	6.21	1.37	$16.14	$33,570
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	12,120	3.31	0.73	$17.41	$36,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	11,990	4.58	1.01	$16.30	$33,900
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	9,360	5.79	1.28	$17.50	$36,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	8,790	3.49	0.77	$18.10	$37,640
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	8,600	5.99	1.32	$14.92	$31,040