• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
752,460	0.7 %	$ 19.57	$ 40,700	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Assistants:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.61	$ 16.99	$ 18.40	$ 21.81	$ 24.86
Annual Wage (2)	$ 30,390	$ 35,330	$ 38,270	$ 45,360	$ 51,710

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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	427,730	15.37	$ 19.16	$ 39,850
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	107,450	1.92	$ 20.36	$ 42,360
Outpatient Care Centers	70,580	6.90	$ 22.40	$ 46,590
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	61,550	5.76	$ 17.14	$ 35,650
Employment Services	19,290	0.49	$ 21.36	$ 44,440

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	427,730	15.37	$ 19.16	$ 39,850
Outpatient Care Centers	70,580	6.90	$ 22.40	$ 46,590
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	61,550	5.76	$ 17.14	$ 35,650
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	107,450	1.92	$ 20.36	$ 42,360
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	5,990	1.87	$ 18.35	$ 38,160

Top paying industries for Medical Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers	80	0.01	$ 24.72	$ 51,410
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	5,190	0.30	$ 24.59	$ 51,150
Junior Colleges	120	0.02	$ 24.36	$ 50,680
Scientific Research and Development Services	810	0.09	$ 24.01	$ 49,930
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	140	0.01	$ 23.70	$ 49,300

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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	111,470	6.32	1.24	$ 23.01	$ 47,850
Texas	66,550	5.12	1.01	$ 17.75	$ 36,910
Florida	58,530	6.35	1.25	$ 18.21	$ 37,870
New York	35,720	3.92	0.77	$ 21.16	$ 44,020
Georgia	25,500	5.53	1.09	$ 18.06	$ 37,560

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	8.84	1.74	$ 17.58	$ 36,570
Maine	4,150	6.80	1.34	$ 19.91	$ 41,400
Kentucky	12,690	6.68	1.31	$ 16.71	$ 34,760
Rhode Island	3,130	6.52	1.28	$ 19.51	$ 40,580
Indiana	20,020	6.48	1.27	$ 19.19	$ 39,920

Top paying states for Medical Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	18,300	5.37	1.06	$ 24.21	$ 50,350
District of Columbia	1,910	2.76	0.54	$ 24.05	$ 50,020
Alaska	1,920	6.27	1.23	$ 23.75	$ 49,400
California	111,470	6.32	1.24	$ 23.01	$ 47,850
Minnesota	12,120	4.29	0.84	$ 22.76	$ 47,330

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	41,120	4.48	0.88	$ 21.34	$ 44,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,770	6.03	1.18	$ 21.10	$ 43,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,820	4.68	0.92	$ 18.71	$ 38,930
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	16,820	3.81	0.75	$ 20.24	$ 42,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	16,600	6.33	1.24	$ 18.76	$ 39,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	16,050	5.25	1.03	$ 18.64	$ 38,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	14,720	5.40	1.06	$ 18.86	$ 39,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	14,500	6.06	1.19	$ 28.23	$ 58,710
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	13,670	6.16	1.21	$ 19.95	$ 41,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12,250	4.42	0.87	$ 19.96	$ 41,520

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	2,290	19.47	3.83	$ 23.00	$ 47,840
Gadsden, AL	390	12.16	2.39	$ 14.36	$ 29,880
Macon, GA	1,130	11.82	2.32	$ 17.33	$ 36,050
The Villages, FL	420	11.53	2.27	$ 17.32	$ 36,020
Redding, CA	750	11.15	2.19	$ 20.95	$ 43,570
Las Cruces, NM	800	11.08	2.18	$ 15.98	$ 33,230
Albuquerque, NM	4,220	11.06	2.17	$ 18.05	$ 37,540
Florence, SC	920	10.64	2.09	$ 14.89	$ 30,980
Gainesville, GA	990	10.46	2.06	$ 19.16	$ 39,860
Bangor, ME	660	10.29	2.02	$ 19.55	$ 40,670