DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-9092 Medical Assistants

Occupational Description:
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. Excludes ?Physician Assistants? (29-1071).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley30046$17.14/hr$0.38/hr$12.93/hr$14.36/hr$16.76/hr$18.88/hr$22.91/hr
Minnesota 9,9501,682$20.41/hr$0.14/hr$16.17/hr$17.80/hr$20.35/hr$23.32/hr$25.40/hr
U S 712,4305,699$17.48/hr$0.03/hr$12.63/hr$14.41/hr$17.03/hr$19.71/hr$23.85/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Medical Assistants
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services300$16.76/hr
Other Regional Data For Medical Assistants
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 6,280 $20.68/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 700 $19.88/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 460 $19.57/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 430 $18.91/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 300 $16.76/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 180 $17.86/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 160 $19.66/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 140 $18.23/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 130 $17.91/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 130 $19.08/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 70 $18.74/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 60 $19.59/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A $20.83/hr N/A
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Tasks for Medical Assistants