Healthcare Support

Medical Assistants

SOC 31-9092

Handle the clinical and clerical tasks that keep a medical office running.

Median pay

$46k

$38k to $49k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

112k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

25%

modeled estimate · 19th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

65/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.