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Updated: 11 Feb 2012

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Job: Medical Assistant

Salary by Degree/Major Subject

Degree/Major Subject	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$15K	$30K	$45K
Associate's Degree	$17,754 - $38,186
Bachelor's Degree	$20,020 - $45,000
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Medical Assistant	$17,452 - $39,156
Certificate (Cert), Medical Assistant	$15,932 - $35,949
Diploma (Dipl), Medical Assistant	$14,067 - $33,396
Associate's Degree, Medical Assistant	$21,618 - $34,590
Associate of Science (AS), Medical Assistant	$19,099 - $27,500
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Biology	n/a	Not enough data
No Degree	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English	n/a	Not enough data
Associate's Degree, Health and Medical Services Administration	n/a	Not enough data
Associate of Science (AS), Health Sciences	n/a	Not enough data
Technical Certificate, Medical Assistant	n/a	Not enough data
High School Diploma	n/a	Not enough data
Associate Degree (AD), Medical Assistant	n/a	Not enough data
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Health and Medical Services Administration	n/a	Not enough data
GED or High School Diploma	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 11 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 123

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Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Medical Assistant Instructor-MA, LPN,RN	CCA,Inc	Fall River, Massachusetts
	Part time 20 hours/week Medical Assistant Instructor. Well organized ,motivated experienced individual. 6 years experience as an MA necessary or degree granted... Indeed
Jan 21	Medical Doctors & Physicians Assistants	MediCann, Inc.	Modesto, California
	PHYSICIANS & PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - BE APPRECIATED... California Nurses Association and the American Medical Association! MediCann values and leverages its... Indeed
Jan 16	Assistant Medical Director	TeamHealth:Clinical	Houston, Texas
	An outstanding leadership opportunity as assistant medical director is now available in Houston, Texas. Candidates for this position must possess significant... Indeed
Jan 14	Assistant Medical Director	Adams County Regional Medical Center	Ohio
	Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio. We are searching for an assistant medical director with significant... backup. An electronic medical record system is used... Indeed

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Medical Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Medical Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Medical Assistants

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding 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.

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Medical Assistant - (City withheld for privacy), Georgia, United States

I consider myself a professional and have over 20 yrs of experience.I have experienced alot of things during this time both good and bad patient care by professionals with degrees(PA's,RN's,MD's,NP's,exc) I have been fortunate to have had tons of experience that most people in my field would die for. Yet in this field as you grow older(and wiser)you are looked down on by your piers if you don't have that "degree".Being 50 yrs old with no degree hurts you more than helps.Although I probably do ma...

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Medical Assistant - (City withheld for privacy), Michigan, United States

I was devastated! I found my dream job before 5 months before I graduated with my degree. I was so excited. I am a very motivated and positive person. Also a very hard worker and love to learn! I dedicated myself to this job. After 8 months, I was leaving for the day and they laid it on me-the office manager and the medical biller. I was in shock. I had no idea that this was coming. It was very unfair! Later I found out they fired me 1 day before they would have to pay me unemployment b...

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