Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: A medical assistant’s job is to answer phone calls from patients on how they are doing and keep an update. They are to fill out insurance forms  and schedule appointments for the patients at the clinic or hospital. Also the prepare laboratories for the dr that will use to run patient’s test. They help the dr get ready by setting up the tools they will use.

Salary: $30,731- $35,985

Demand in Profession: The employment for the medical assistant is to grow for 23% from now to the year 2024. It is to grow much faster than average. They are more needed by physicians and they hire the most than any other medical.

Education: To become a medical assistant it is required to have training and a high school diploma. Also they must have a certification. In some states it is also required that they have to go through other special trainings. Taking training could either require to be taken at school or they could be taught at the office.

Reflection: I would be interested in this career because even while you help other dr, I would be able to learn for them and see how they treat other people. Another thing I like about this career is that I would be able to experience different situations and be able to learn new skills.