• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
763,040	0.6 %	$ 20.84	$ 43,350	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Assistants:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 16.10	$ 17.68	$ 20.19	$ 22.70	$ 27.15
Annual Wage (2)	$ 33,500	$ 36,780	$ 42,000	$ 47,220	$ 56,480

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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	430,490	15.15	$ 20.29	$ 42,200
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	115,850	2.03	$ 22.00	$ 45,760
Outpatient Care Centers	70,470	6.63	$ 24.16	$ 50,250
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	60,350	5.29	$ 18.01	$ 37,460
Employment Services	16,530	0.44	$ 23.24	$ 48,330

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	430,490	15.15	$ 20.29	$ 42,200
Outpatient Care Centers	70,470	6.63	$ 24.16	$ 50,250
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	60,350	5.29	$ 18.01	$ 37,460
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	115,850	2.03	$ 22.00	$ 45,760
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	6,330	1.84	$ 20.44	$ 42,520

Top paying industries for Medical Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services	650	0.07	$ 26.51	$ 55,130
Junior Colleges	150	0.02	$ 25.91	$ 53,890
Grantmaking and Giving Services	90	0.06	$ 24.51	$ 50,990
Outpatient Care Centers	70,470	6.63	$ 24.16	$ 50,250
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	3,480	0.19	$ 23.60	$ 49,090

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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	110,280	6.15	1.22	$ 24.47	$ 50,900
Texas	66,720	4.92	0.98	$ 18.69	$ 38,870
Florida	55,110	5.76	1.15	$ 19.49	$ 40,530
New York	39,860	4.24	0.84	$ 22.77	$ 47,350
Michigan	26,370	6.06	1.21	$ 19.15	$ 39,840

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	6,580	7.79	1.55	$ 18.76	$ 39,020
Arizona	22,180	7.09	1.41	$ 20.74	$ 43,140
Alaska	2,140	6.86	1.37	$ 25.25	$ 52,530
Indiana	20,220	6.41	1.27	$ 20.32	$ 42,260
Maine	3,960	6.37	1.27	$ 21.44	$ 44,580

Top paying states for Medical Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	17,580	5.03	1.00	$ 25.86	$ 53,780
Alaska	2,140	6.86	1.37	$ 25.25	$ 52,530
California	110,280	6.15	1.22	$ 24.47	$ 50,900
District of Columbia	2,580	3.67	0.73	$ 24.09	$ 50,110
Minnesota	11,840	4.11	0.82	$ 23.91	$ 49,740

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	45,350	4.78	0.95	$ 22.97	$ 47,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	34,330	5.55	1.10	$ 22.35	$ 46,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,280	4.36	0.87	$ 19.50	$ 40,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	16,210	3.60	0.72	$ 21.25	$ 44,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	15,850	6.92	1.38	$ 21.26	$ 44,210
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	15,820	4.98	0.99	$ 19.55	$ 40,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	15,190	5.58	1.11	$ 20.11	$ 41,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	14,590	6.02	1.20	$ 29.89	$ 62,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	14,490	5.14	1.02	$ 20.08	$ 41,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	13,870	4.49	0.89	$ 22.49	$ 46,770

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	1,740	14.60	2.91	$ 23.36	$ 48,580
Gadsden, AL	360	11.07	2.20	$ 14.93	$ 31,060
The Villages, FL	410	10.89	2.17	$ 18.54	$ 38,570
Las Cruces, NM	810	10.79	2.15	$ 17.45	$ 36,290
Muncie, IN	470	10.65	2.12	$ 19.74	$ 41,050
Macon, GA	1,020	10.63	2.11	$ 18.36	$ 38,180
Punta Gorda, FL	560	10.56	2.10	$ 19.98	$ 41,550
Bangor, ME	660	10.23	2.04	$ 21.70	$ 45,140
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	470	10.18	2.03	$ 21.17	$ 44,040
Sebring, FL	280	10.07	2.00	$ 17.81	$ 37,050