Medical Assistant Outlook

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Recent US Job Market Trends:

Okay, you have heard it over and over again: medical assisting will be one of the fastest growing occupational healthcare services in the USA through the year 2010. And guess what? It still holds true!

Health care employment has increased by 264,000 jobs over the year 2005, according to a September 2, 2005 statement by BLS Commissioner Kathleen P. Utgoff.

Your Success

Your success may very well depend on where and how you get your education. It will pay to Invest your time and attention into the right education and proper documentation. Successful classroom instruction prepares students for today's highly modernized and competitive workforce and structure their programs to teach their students the skills they need to get a job, stay employed and advance into higher positions in their chosen profession. Modern medical assistants focus on broader and continued career development, because in the healthcare industry learning never ends; it is a lifelong commitment.

Medical Assistant Outlook

Medical assistants held about 365,000 jobs in 2002. Sixty percent worked in physicians' offices; 15 percent worked in hospitals, including in- and outpatient healthcare facilities. The rest were employed in nursing homes, offices of other health practitioners and other healthcare facilities.

Read: US Department of Labor—Medical Assistant Outlook!

US Bureau of Labor Statistics for Medical Assistants:

Currently, about 12 million people work in the healthcare industry in the United States, which includes approximately 800,000 physicians in ambulatory (primary), secondary (specialty) and tertiary care, along with 2.1 million RN's and 500,000 medical assistants. The need for medical assistants is expected to continue to grow.

Medical Assistants are on the Move!

Medical assistants are moving into every direction. Their training may qualify them for a variety of other related administrative support occupations such as medical records clerk or medical billing and coding specialist. Some may become medical assisting instructors, while others may continue their own education and work on an associate degree in medical assisting. There are many job opportunities for medical assistants and more places to work than just physician's offices.

Finding Your Niche:

The key is finding your niche. There are many different health service occupations and more than 50 medical specialties and subspecialties recognized in the USA to choose from. Those who are not exactly sure which career path to pursue should seek direction with the help of a career development expert or college counselor.

Medical Assistants Can Work In...

Offices of physicians (private and group practices)

Specialty and subspecialty offices (ophthalmology, podiatry)

General medical and surgical hospitals

Offices owned by licensed health practitioners

Outpatient medical care centers

Other ambulatory medical services (e.g. emergency services)

Others find work with...

Ambulatory hemodialysis clinics

Temporary help agencies

Home healthcare agencies

Schools

Rehab clinics and spas

Correctional facilities and prisons

Pharmacies

Chiropractors, dentists, or veterinarians

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Other Related Health Care Careers:

Others may cross-train into related healthcare occupations such as medical secretary, medical coder and biller, X-ray or EKG technician, dental assistant, ophthalmic or audiology assistant and phlebotomist.

Yet, others may go back to college to become radiation or nuclear or surgical technologists, or registered nurses. Also there is the possibility to apply their talents and skills as medical illustrators, freelance technical writers, or medical language interpreters. You name it! With additional education anything is possible.

There are general healthcare professionals and specialty physicians who need help in all administrative, clinical and laboratory areas. Clinical specialists diagnose and treat disease, lab specialists study diseases and surgical specialists perform or supervise operations. The list goes on and on...

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