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Is the Medical Assistant Career Still Hot?

medical assistant schools You bet it is! The U.S. Census Bureau emphasizes that our current market trends and cost control in health care have made medical assisting and related occupations some of the hottest careers in today's job market. Doctors have realized the value a medical assistant brings to their practice and the community, and always readily hire them to fill various positions in their office. Soon, there will be a medical assistant for every doctor and specialist in the medical field, and eventually even assistants for assistants.

How Many Are Working In Health Care?

Over 2 million people are employed as allied health professionals in the United States. With vocational training so readily available, salaries climbing (yes, they are!), and working conditions improving the demand for medical assistants is on the rise. It is a good time to enter into this exciting career in all disciplines (clinical and administrative areas).

What Are the Reasons For this High Demand?

Medical care, therapeutic, and pharmaceutical services play an important role in our nation's economy and welfare. Driven by the ever increasing need for health care services opportunities in health care related disciplines abound wherever there are people. There is plenty of room for men and women in health and medical service related careers from major cities to rural areas, as long as they have at least a high school diploma and the drive to achieve their dreams, and medical office managers and recruiters are ready to hire them. Employment is not limited by location, gender, race, religion, or even disability. Recruiters and employers everywhere are in constant need for more, and better qualified staff to serve patients and clients; this includes medical assistants, whose job it is to make sure that health care providers can fully focus their time on their work directly with patients.

Predicted Outlook

Medical assisting is an interesting and rewarding occupation. It is projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the 2004-14 period. It is predicted that about 6 out of 10 will work in offices of physicians; about 14 percent will work in public and private hospitals, including inpatient and outpatient facilities; and 11 percent will work in offices of other health practitioners, such as chiropractors, optometrists, and podiatrists. The rest will mostly work in outpatient care centers, public and private educational services, other ambulatory health care services, State and local government agencies, and a few in medical and diagnostic laboratories.

CERTIFICATION = Recognition + Success!

Important Healthcare Professiona Certifications that Should Interest You! NHA and AMT are more than happy to answer your questions...
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certified EKG Technician (CET) Certified Billing Coding Specialist (CBCS) Certified Medical Lab Assistant (CMLA) Certified Patient Care Associate (CPCA) Registered Healthcare Educator (RHE)		Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) Certified Medical Administrative Specialist (CMAS) Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT) Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) Medical Technologist (MT) Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Certified Medical Lab Assistant (CMLA) Allied Health Instructor (AHI)

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