Medical Assistant

                           Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

                 Medical assistants preform administrative or clinical tasks to support the work of physicians or other health professionals. They preform procedures such as measuring vital signs of a patient, administrating medications or injections, recording important information in medical records, preparing handling medical supplies, and collecting also preparing specimens of body fluids and tissues for laboratory testing. They also work in military settings.

Salary:$13,870-$28,860

Educational Requirements:

           High school students should take courses in biology, chemistry, anatomy. Medical assistants usually have a high school diploma. Training is through on-the-job by a physician or another medical assistant. Medical assistants are not required to be certified though some employers would rather hire certified assistants. Many organizations offer certification. Some require the passing of an exam and others require graduation from an accredited program.