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Medical Jobs


Medical Jobs

Even during the recession, medical jobs have continued to grow, perhaps because of the aging of the American populace. Growth is occurring in both clinical and non-clinical professions.

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Hospital jobs are on the rise across the country. Some non-clinical hospital jobs include medical transcription, medical billing/coding jobs, administrative assistants, accountants, social workers and human resources, to name a few.

Medical jobs that are clinical include Doctors, Nurses, LPN’s, technicians, and medical assistants. Medical assistant jobs offer diverse career tracks. They assist Doctors and nurses with many medical tasks. Training for medical assistants can usually be accomplished at a vocational or technical school or a local community college.

The earnings of medical assistants vary, depending on their experience, skill level, and location. Median annual wages of wage-and-salary medical assistants were $28,300 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $23,700 and $33,050. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $20,600, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $39,570. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical assistants in May 2008 were:

General medical and surgical hospitals $29,720
Colleges, universities, and professional schools 28,820
Offices of physicians 28,710
Outpatient care centers 28,570
Offices of other health practitioners 25,240
(Source: www.bls.gov)

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