Healthcare Support
Medical Assistants
SOC 31-9092
Handle the clinical and clerical tasks that keep a medical office running.
The job
Median pay
$46k
$38k to $49k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+13% projected
Openings a year
110k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
15/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
29th pct
More exposed than 29% of occupations · modeled estimate · 19th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
62/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 117,060 | 6.4 | 1.2× | $50k |
| Texas | 75,340 | 5.4 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Florida | 66,110 | 6.7 | 1.3× | $44k |
| New York | 40,710 | 4.2 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Ohio | 28,950 | 5.2 | 1.0× | $43k |
| Georgia | 28,780 | 5.9 | 1.1× | $42k |
| Michigan | 27,810 | 6.3 | 1.2× | $40k |
| North Carolina | 23,650 | 4.8 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Pennsylvania | 23,050 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $44k |
| Arizona | 21,460 | 6.6 | 1.3× | $46k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 20,330 | 4.7 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Illinois | 20,260 | 3.3 | 0.6× | $46k |
| Indiana | 19,630 | 6.1 | 1.2× | $45k |
| Washington | 19,500 | 5.5 | 1.0× | $59k |
| Tennessee | 19,180 | 5.8 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Virginia | 16,650 | 4.1 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Maryland | 16,390 | 5.9 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Massachusetts | 14,880 | 4.1 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Wisconsin | 13,810 | 4.7 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Kentucky | 13,440 | 6.7 | 1.3× | $39k |
| Alabama | 13,300 | 6.3 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Colorado | 13,160 | 4.6 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Missouri | 13,050 | 4.4 | 0.8× | $40k |
| Louisiana | 12,310 | 6.4 | 1.2× | $36k |
| South Carolina | 12,110 | 5.3 | 1.0× | $41k |
| Oregon | 11,840 | 6.0 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Minnesota | 10,580 | 3.6 | 0.7× | $50k |
| Oklahoma | 10,510 | 6.2 | 1.2× | $39k |
| Connecticut | 10,250 | 6.0 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Utah | 9,990 | 5.8 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Nevada | 7,760 | 5.0 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Iowa | 5,990 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Kansas | 5,510 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $40k |
| New Mexico | 5,400 | 6.2 | 1.2× | $39k |
| Idaho | 5,250 | 6.1 | 1.2× | $45k |
| Arkansas | 5,150 | 4.0 | 0.8× | $38k |
| West Virginia | 4,540 | 6.5 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Maine | 4,480 | 7.0 | 1.3× | $48k |
| Hawaii | 3,890 | 6.2 | 1.2× | $48k |
| Mississippi | 3,340 | 2.9 | 0.6× | $35k |
| Rhode Island | 3,210 | 6.4 | 1.2× | $47k |
| New Hampshire | 3,000 | 4.4 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Delaware | 2,880 | 5.9 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Montana | 2,460 | 4.8 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Nebraska | 2,380 | 2.3 | 0.4× | $47k |
| Washington DC | 2,260 | 3.2 | 0.6× | $51k |
| Alaska | 2,140 | 6.6 | 1.3× | $53k |
| South Dakota | 1,340 | 2.9 | 0.6× | $42k |
| Vermont | 1,140 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Wyoming | 1,040 | 3.7 | 0.7× | $41k |
| North Dakota | 600 | 1.4 | 0.3× | $46k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ44,060 jobs · $48k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA39,770 jobs · $48k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX20,560 jobs · $43k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL18,670 jobs · $45k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX18,280 jobs · $42k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA16,910 jobs · $46k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN15,640 jobs · $47k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ15,410 jobs · $47k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Medical Assistants interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.