Activities | Perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and optometrists running smoothly. |
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Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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Median Income | $26,290 per year in May 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | Medical assistants work in well-lit, clean environments. They constantly interact with other people, and may have to handle several responsibilities at once. Most full-time medical assistants work a regular 40-hour week. Some work part-time, evenings, or weekends. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | Vocational High School Program
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Skills | Social Perceptiveness, Instructing, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
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Abilities | Oral Expression, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Oral Comprehension |
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Interviews | Phyllis Shipper |
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