Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Some responsibilities of a medical assistant are filling out patient’s medical records, scheduling appointments for their next visit, recording vital signs the patient may be having and explaining certain things to the patient such as the use of medication. Medical assistants have many different tasks they do everyday. They constantly interact with others and manage to take care of their responsibilities all at once.

Salary: $22,087 - $38,873 (annually)

Education: Medical assistants graduate from postsecondary education programs. Most employers prefer to hire assistants who completed programs for medical assisting. Students should take courses such as biology, chemistry and anatomy. Assistants who do not have a postsecondary degree are taught to use certain tools a medical assistant would use by a physician.

Demand for this Profession: Medical assistants is projected to grow 23% much faster than the average for all occupations.

 Reflection: I would be interested in this profession. This is because I would get to interact with others and do different types of tasks that i believe i would be really good at