DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	130	23	$15.27/hr	$0.48/hr	$11.22/hr	$12.76/hr	$14.78/hr	$17.29/hr	$19.30/hr
Minnesota	8,430	464	$15.83/hr	$0.27/hr	$10.82/hr	$13.17/hr	$15.97/hr	$18.21/hr	$21.22/hr
U S	553,140	4,425	$14.87/hr	$0.04/hr	$10.26/hr	$12.13/hr	$14.29/hr	$17.22/hr	$20.23/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Medical Assistants Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 120 $14.93/hr

Other Regional Data For Medical Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 5,730 $16.36/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 660 $14.40/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 540 $16.04/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 430 $15.70/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 280 $13.73/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 190 $15.44/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 170 $13.46/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 130 $14.78/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 130 $12.22/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 90 $14.78/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 90 $11.50/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 70 $14.24/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $14.40/hr N/A

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	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	410	$17.96/hr	N/A
Dental Assistants	90	$21.46/hr	N/A
Radiation Therapists	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
• Computes and mails monthly statements to patients and records transactions.
• Contacts medical facility or department to schedule patients for tests.
• Performs routine laboratory tests.
• Gives injections or treatments to patients.
• Receives payment for bills.
• Operates x ray, electrocardiograph (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Gives physiotherapy treatments, such as diathermy, galvanics, and hydrotherapy.
• Completes insurance forms.
• Lifts and turns patients.
• Inventories and orders medical supplies and materials.
• Hands instruments and materials to physician.
• Schedules appointments.
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, weight, and height, and records information.
• Maintains medical records.