Occupations/31-9092.00
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.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
44%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
66%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
73%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- Mostly routine
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- Mostly human
Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- 02Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- 03Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
- 04Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- 05Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- 06Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.04
- Degree of automation2.06
- Time sitting3.10
- Originality (ability)2.75
- Conflict situations3.19
- Hands-on objects/tools2.51
- Outdoors / weather1.00
- Disease exposure4.68
- Decision freedom3.22
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Written Expression3.75
- Speech Clarity3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.75
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing3.38
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics2.62
- Science2.62
- Critical Thinking3.62
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.50
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 64 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Medical/Clinical Assistant 51.0801 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $167,572 2 yr $162,817 Master's · CIP 51.08 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $144,240 2 yr $182,280 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $104,749 2 yr $88,096 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $90,049 2 yr $87,310 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $89,044 2 yr $87,112 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $87,420 2 yr $80,326 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $85,264 2 yr $79,631 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $84,653 2 yr $72,901 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $69,338 2 yr $70,176 Bachelor's · CIP 51.07 |
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $9,200 | 67% | 56% | 1 yr $68,778 2 yr $95,739 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $67,042 2 yr $63,681 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist 51.0711 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $61,728 2 yr $68,499 Master's · CIP 51.07 |