Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

Sometimes they help with office and clerical tasks.  Medical assistants work in hospitals, clinics, and private physician offices. They schedule appointments; take blood pressures, respirations, temperatures; and perform other routine patient pre-examining procedures. Medical assistants take and record patients’ personal information. They must be able to keep that information confidential and discuss it only with other medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient.

Salary:

$28,860-$33,840

EDUCATION:

High school students interested in a career as a medical assistant should take courses in biology, chemistry, and anatomy.  Medical assistant training programs are provided by community colleges and for-profit technical training schools.  They may take between six months and two years to complete.