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Medical Assistants
Healthcare Support · SOC 31-9092
4.8% AI Exposure — Medium
$45,690
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
99,700
Proj. Annual Openings
817,870
Employment (OEWS 2025)
95/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure4.8%
AI Resiliency95/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure4.9%
Top Skills
1.Social Perceptiveness
2.Active Listening
3.Speaking
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Critical Thinking
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Chiropractor Assistant, Clinical Medical Assistant, Doctor's Assistant, Health Assistant, Ophthalmic Assistant
Representative Tasks
- •Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- •Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- •Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
- •Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- •Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- •Clean medical equipment.
- •Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
- •Interview patients to gather medical information.
- •Record vital statistics or other health information.
Tools & Technologies
Epic Systems · hoteClinicalWorks EHR software · hotMEDITECH software · hotMicrosoft Access · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotMicrosoft SharePoint · hotData entry softwareDatabase softwareEmail software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
13
Occupations Shown
6.1%
Avg AI Exposure
11
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 69% Bright |
| Median Salary | $45,690 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 95/100 | N/A |