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Medical Assistant Careers

As a Medical Assistant you will have the opportunity to work side by side with doctors, nurses, physician assistants, and insurance executives. Choose a career path that gives you room to grow. Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average in upcoming years.**


Growth Potential & Career Opportunities

  • Earn up to $38,000 a year*
  • More than half of all medical assistants work in physicians’ offices
  • Be a part of the secure, growing healthcare industry
  • Upon completion of your Medical Assistant program, you will be prepared to sit for the NHA’s Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) certification exam.  (To be eligible to earn an NHA certification you must also possess a high school diploma or GED.)
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*With experience, based on figures from the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s BLS website.
**Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Medical Assistants.