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SOC 31-9092
Medical assistants (O*NET 31-9092.00) perform outpatient administrative and selected clinical support tasks under physicians' direction, handling identity and medical-order checks, vital signs and histories, room and instrument preparation, specimens, and handover.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((25+75+0)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
Medical assistants keep outpatient workflows moving: checking identity and medical orders, measuring and recording vital signs and histories, preparing rooms and instruments, assisting examinations or preparing medications as directed, collecting and registering specimens, maintaining medical records and insurance information, and accurately handing over to the next responsible person. Work mostly occurs in examination rooms and outpatient settings, involving patients, instruments, and telephones, with priorities balanced among privacy, infection control, and waiting-room efficiency. Key judgments: whether identity and documents, execution scope, record completeness, disinfection status, privacy, and handover recipients have been checked under job procedures. Identifying and recording anomalies does not equal independent diagnosis or test interpretation; refer related unresolved actions to authorized personnel.
The following judgments concern medical assistants' daily administrative and selected clinical support tasks under physicians' direction; they do not predict hiring, practice qualifications, prescribing authority, or independent clinical responsibility.
This page covers US O*NET31-9092.00, Medical Assistants: administrative and selected clinical tasks under physicians' direction. Reported titles include CMA, Clinical/Ophthalmic Medical Assistant, and Doctor's Assistant. Reported names are not statutory authority; Doctor's Assistant cannot be equated with 29-1071.00 Physician Assistants from a Chinese translation alone. Duties include records, appointments, room preparation, and blood collection/medication administration where local conditions permit, requiring checks of specific training, state law, and organizational supervision. US medical assistants perform administrative and selected clinical tasks under physicians' instructions. Blood collection, injections, or medication administration also depend on state law, training, and supervision; instructions do not equal independent prescribing authority. AAMA's state-law index cannot replace specific regulations. The California Medical Board FAQ is a California example only: assistants may not interpret tests or diagnose symptoms; original prescription refills may be transmitted under specified supervision and existing records, but new prescriptions or dose changes are prohibited. In China, a medical assistant title does not equal a licensed assistant physician: Physicians Law Articles 13 / 14 require physician practice registration and corresponding scope. Foreign occupational classifications confer no Chinese clinical qualification. Administrative reception does not automatically confer clinical procedure authority.
Career direction comparison
Compare core objects, delivery responsibilities, qualification requirements, and working patterns; do not interchange roles based on titles.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistants | US O*NET physician assistants typically provide clinical services under physician supervision and may prescribe in some circumstances, requiring accredited PA education. Verify actual scope under state law; do not claim universal independence for all PAs. | PAs have different clinical training and practice scopes; supervision and prescribing conditions require local checks, not a medical assistant title upgrade. | US occupational duty comparison; check training, licensure, and actual authorization separately. No Chinese qualification recognition. |
| Registered Nurses | US registered nurses assess health needs and develop and implement nursing plans, requiring licensure or registration. Their role differs from medical assistants' administrative and selected clinical support role. |
AI impact on this career
Editorial trial hypothesis: tools only organize this page's fictional R1/R2/R3 table and handover draft. Humans check A12≠A21, R3's pending state, and Z's out-of-authority request. Do not upload real medical records, interpret vital signs, or generate doses or diagnoses. US 2025 software recruitment mentions cannot validate generative AI clinical performance, organizational adoption, or job replacement. AI Impact Score 33% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((25+75+0)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland salary reference
This round established neither a safely matching occupation nor wage values. Health industry averages or US wages do not fill Chinese occupational wage gaps.
Category boundary: zh-CN is only the page language, not proof of an exact equivalent occupation in mainland China. Do not extrapolate starting pay, medians, or personal income across jurisdictions using industry averages or US wages.
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U.S. salary reference
BLS 2025 wage data: median annual wage USD 45,690 (approximately USD 21.97 per hour); 10th percentile USD 36,050 (USD 17.33 per hour), 25th percentile USD 38,470 (USD 18.50 per hour), 75th percentile USD 49,180 (USD 23.65 per hour), and 90th percentile USD 59,310 (USD 28.52 per hour). These concern this occupation. Percentiles are statistical positions and do not describe individual take-home income. Wage distribution positions: these figures describe a US statistical distribution. Percentiles do not represent seniority or experience levels and cannot be interpreted as entry-level pay or guaranteed income. Current O*NET industry shares are 94% health care and social assistance and 6% other industries, not wages. BLS 2025 detailed-industry median annual wages for this occupation: outpatient care centers USD 48560, hospitals USD 46910, physicians' offices USD 45520, and other health practitioners' offices USD 38400. National percentiles are separate. US occupation 31-9092: 833,900 employed in 2025, projected 941,500 in 2035, growth of 13%, net increase of 107,600, and 109,700 average annual openings (2025—2035). Openings include growth and replacement, not current vacancies, net growth, or individual hiring rates. How to interpret these figures: explain employment levels, growth rates, net changes, and annual openings separately; they cannot be combined into an individual employment guarantee. Organizational and regional differences are substantial; do not extrapolate across regions.
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Fit Signals
First use the R1/R2/R3 paper problem to observe character checks, approvals, and out-of-authority requests, then decide whether to explore further. One paper registration exercise is not proof of clinical skills, qualifications, or outpatient competence.
Positive Signals： Positive signals: willingness to repeatedly check identity and medical orders, follow infection-control and privacy requirements, and take responsibility for records and handover.
Reasons for Caution： Reasons for caution: if blood, close physical contact, infection exposure, or highly repetitive checking cause marked discomfort, consider more administrative medical records work first.
Trial Actions： Complete the R1/R2/R3 paper table, retaining R2's difference, R3's pending state, Z's handover, and corrections. No real data or clinical procedures.
Risks and Boundaries
Handle risks in terms of triggers, consequences, controls, and escalation boundaries; editorial synthesis does not replace medical standards or infection-control requirements.
O*NET tasks/context support risk background; consequences/controls are editorial analysis, not accident rates. The California example and Chinese Physicians Law authority are checked separately. AAMA is a state-law index only; specific privacy, sterilization, and all state laws have not been individually established.
Typical scenario：Identity or medical-order checking errors.
Roles most affected：Outpatient assistance roles
Possible consequence：May cause incorrect execution and patient risks.
Entry Paths
US Job Zone 3 describes common occupational-group preparation through vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree. The group's typical 1—2 years of training is not a uniform threshold for all medical assistants. BLS: this occupation typically requires postsecondary courses/certificates, while some train on the job or through apprenticeships after high school. O*NET lists Medical Assistant/Podiatric Assistant apprenticeship examples, not proof of current enrollment or hiring. US medical assistants perform administrative and selected clinical tasks under physicians' instructions. Blood collection, injections, or medication administration also depend on state law, training, and supervision; instructions do not equal independent prescribing authority. AAMA's state-law index cannot replace specific regulations. The California Medical Board FAQ is a California example only: assistants may not interpret tests or diagnose symptoms; original prescription refills may be transmitted under specified supervision and existing records, but new prescriptions or dose changes are prohibited. In China, a medical assistant title does not equal a licensed assistant physician: Physicians Law Articles 13 / 14 require physician practice registration and corresponding scope. Foreign occupational classifications confer no Chinese clinical qualification. Administrative reception does not automatically confer clinical procedure authority. Editorial portfolio: original R1/R2/R3 problem, appointment order, three-condition table, handover of R2's character difference / R3's pending state / Z's request, and corrections, demonstrating exploration records only. Actual administrative experience does not automatically confer clinical procedure authority. In interviews, show paper checks and scope recognition. Real clinical skills require compliant training, supervision, and job evaluation; do not independently draw blood, administer medications, or practice infection-control procedures. Seven-day paper exploration, 30—60 minutes daily: Day 1, distinguish medical assistants, PAs, and NPs. Day 2, separate appointment, character, and approval conditions. Day 3, hide answers and check R1/R2/R3. Day 4, write R2/R3 and Z handovers. Day 5, compare answers and retain corrections. Day 6, have a peer challenge characters/approval using only the problem statement. Day 7, compile two answer versions and feedback, then write evidence for continuing, stopping, or changing direction. No real patient data or clinical procedures. Peers cannot approve clinical tasks. Current 73 certifications and 1215 national training programs are mixed-specialty candidate discovery, not all required/applicable. Graduate counts are not available places or hiring rates. The unreadable training-body gap is resolved; check specific courses/enrollment separately. CMA exam eligibility and certification differ from state law and employer authorization. Rereading AAMA's current eligibility page timed out; retain the unverified matter.
Market Signals
Employment levels, growth rates, net changes, and annual openings must be explained separately and cannot be combined into an individual employment guarantee.
US nationwide · Display scope: Medical Assistants (O*NET 31-9092.00)
US occupation 31-9092: 833,900 employed in 2025, projected 941,500 in 2035, growth of 13%, net increase of 107,600, and 109,700 average annual openings (2025—2035). Openings include growth and replacement, not current vacancies, net growth, or individual hiring rates.
Employment Level and Change
Employment level, change, and openings must be explained separately.
Does not establish：Statistical projections, not an employment guarantee for this occupation separately.
US O*NET respondents: 100% have constant contact with others, 68% encounter disease or infection daily, 91% work in controlled indoor environments daily, 81% wear common protective equipment daily, and 80% communicate by telephone daily. 51% consider accuracy very important; 35% encounter rude people daily. 76% report typical 40-hour weeks, and 42% face time pressure weekly or more but not daily. Each is a specific response percentage to a different question, not infection probability, Chinese working-hour systems, or a uniform pace across roles.
US PAs typically provide clinical services under supervision and may prescribe in some circumstances; NPs require RN status and specialized graduate education, with actual authority checked under state law. US medical assistants perform administrative and selected clinical tasks under physicians' instructions. Blood collection, injections, or medication administration also depend on state law, training, and supervision; instructions do not equal independent prescribing authority. AAMA's state-law index cannot replace specific regulations. The California Medical Board FAQ is a California example only: assistants may not interpret tests or diagnose symptoms; original prescription refills may be transmitted under specified supervision and existing records, but new prescriptions or dose changes are prohibited. In China, a medical assistant title does not equal a licensed assistant physician: Physicians Law Articles 13 / 14 require physician practice registration and corresponding scope. Foreign occupational classifications confer no Chinese clinical qualification. Administrative reception does not automatically confer clinical procedure authority.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
Positive signals: check characters and approvals in appointment order, preserve R2's mismatch, R3's pending state, and Z's request, and hand over accurately.
Paper administrative checks and communication only: no blood collection, human vital-sign measurement, medication administration, triage, diagnosis, or sterilization practice. Does not prove clinical skills or qualifications.
60-minute outpatient paper registration problem (editorially fictional, with no real patients, medical orders, specimens, or procedures): appointments are A11 at 09:00, A12 at 09:15, and A13 at 09:30. Simulated form R1 has ID A11, label A11, transfer approved yes; R2 has ID A12, label A21, approved yes; R3 has ID A13, label A13, approval pending. Exercise rules require all three conditions before marking paper transfer ready: the ID appears in appointments, form and label characters match exactly, and transfer is approved. A separate note Z says change the original prescription dose; refer it to the responsible person without executing it. Make a table in appointment order, judge each record, and preserve original values, pending items, and confirmation recipients. These are not clinical specimen release or medical triage rules. Reference solution: order R1→R2→R3. R1 meets all three conditions and may be marked paper transfer ready within the exercise. R2's appointment A12 exists, but A12≠A21; do not alter its label or send it onward. R3 has matching IDs but pending approval; do not add approval. Refer note Z to an authorized responsible person without executing it or calculating doses. Currently 1 record is transfer-ready, 1 mismatched, and 1 pending approval. 1 / 3 is only the exercise's record proportion, not a clinical quality rate. Preserve A11/A12/A21/A13 and approval states. Separately write a checking request for R2 and approval request for R3. Spend 10 minutes reading, 20 minutes checking tables, 20 minutes writing handover, and 10 minutes hiding answers, redoing, and retaining corrections.
Verify first: identity and appointments, medical orders and execution scope, specimen labels and destinations, instrument disinfection status, privacy and compliance requirements, and anomalies or out-of-scope requests requiring physician confirmation.
Work cycle: check, act within job authority, record, review, and hand over. When identity/document differences or out-of-scope requests arise, refer relevant unresolved actions to authorized personnel under organizational procedures. Pausing one unresolved action does not mean stopping all patient care or emergency aid.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
|---|---|---|
| Work Cycle | Register, execute, record, and hand over | |
| Step One | Check identity and medical orders | |
| Step Two | Measure and record vital signs | |
| Step Three | Prepare rooms and instruments | |
| Step Four | Perform support procedures as directed | |
| Step Five |
Inputs: outpatients, appointments and medical orders, medical records and insurance information, vital signs and specimens, examination rooms and instruments, and infection-control and privacy procedures.
Verifiable outputs: checking and registration records, vital sign and history records, room and instrument preparation records, specimen collection and registration records, medical record and insurance forms, and handover and escalation records.
Complete workflow: check identity and medical orders → measure and record vital signs → prepare rooms and instruments → perform support tasks as directed → record and update medical records → escalate anomalies and hand over, completing the loop.
US Job Zone 3 describes common occupational-group preparation through vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree. The group's typical 1—2 years of training is not a uniform threshold for all medical assistants. BLS: this occupation typically requires postsecondary courses/certificates, while some train on the job or through apprenticeships after high school. O*NET lists Medical Assistant/Podiatric Assistant apprenticeship examples, not proof of current enrollment or hiring. US medical assistants perform administrative and selected clinical tasks under physicians' instructions. Blood collection, injections, or medication administration also depend on state law, training, and supervision; instructions do not equal independent prescribing authority. AAMA's state-law index cannot replace specific regulations. The California Medical Board FAQ is a California example only: assistants may not interpret tests or diagnose symptoms; original prescription refills may be transmitted under specified supervision and existing records, but new prescriptions or dose changes are prohibited. In China, a medical assistant title does not equal a licensed assistant physician: Physicians Law Articles 13 / 14 require physician practice registration and corresponding scope. Foreign occupational classifications confer no Chinese clinical qualification. Administrative reception does not automatically confer clinical procedure authority.
Medical Assistants' Objects of Work and AI Boundaries Editorial trial hypothesis: tools only organize this page's fictional R1/R2/R3 table and handover draft. Humans check A12≠A21, R3's pending state, and Z's out-of-authority request. Do not upload real medical records, interpret vital signs, or generate doses or diagnoses. US 2025 software recruitment mentions cannot validate generative AI clinical performance, organizational adoption, or job replacement.
| Handle nursing assessment and care plans; this occupation focuses on outpatient assistance and workflow support. |
| US occupational duty comparison; check training, licensure, and actual authorization separately. No Chinese qualification recognition. |
| Nurse Practitioners | The official US Nurse Practitioner definition includes diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illnesses, working independently or in teams, and potentially prescribing. RN status and specialized graduate education are required. Check actual authority under state law separately; do not extrapolate to China. | NPs have specialized graduate nursing training and corresponding clinical scope; prescribing and independence depend on state law and organizations. | US occupational duty comparison; check training, licensure, and actual authorization separately. No Chinese qualification recognition. |
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| Emergency Medicine Physicians | Difference from emergency medicine physicians: emergency medicine physicians make diagnostic and treatment decisions; this occupation performs support tasks under their direction and hands over accurately. | Make diagnostic and treatment decisions; this occupation performs support tasks under their direction. | US occupational duty comparison; check training, licensure, and actual authorization separately. No Chinese qualification recognition. |
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Adjacent occupations require separate evidence of tools, qualifications, and responsibilities.
Next, test the direction through observable deliverables.
Editorial trial hypothesis: tools only organize this page's fictional R1/R2/R3 table and handover draft. Humans check A12≠A21, R3's pending state, and Z's out-of-authority request. Do not upload real medical records, interpret vital signs, or generate doses or diagnoses. US 2025 software recruitment mentions cannot validate generative AI clinical performance, organizational adoption, or job replacement.
No GenAI performance, organizational adoption, or employment outcomes were obtained for this occupation. Office/Epic recruitment mentions are not adoption. The original fictional registration problem is editorial self-checking only; actual uses separately require authorization, privacy, and performance checks.
Task exposure does not equal adoption rates, unemployment probability, or replacement dates.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient Support Execution | Measure vital signs and assist examinations | Paper trials do not measure bodies or perform clinical procedures; they check fictional records only. | Check identity, medical orders, and execution conditions. |
| Medical Records and Administration | Registration, scheduling, and medical records | Editorial hypothesis: organize fictional registration/handover only, without clinical procedures. | Check R2's character differences, R3's pending approval, and Z's request; preserve original values without automatic approval or execution. |
| Specimens and Testing | Draw blood and process specimens | Editorial hypothesis: organize fictional registration/handover only, without clinical procedures. | Authorized personnel confirm execution and result destinations. |
| Medication and Handover | Prepare and hand over according to medical orders | Editorial hypothesis: organize fictional registration/handover only, without clinical procedures. | Authorized personnel confirm according to medical orders. |
Check official tasks, software recruitment demand, tool performance, organizational adoption, and employment outcomes separately. Paper table organization is an editorial hypothesis, not clinical system validation.
Differences across directions: AI-related changes and remaining responsibilities differ across outpatient support, medical record administration, specimen infection control, and medication handover.
AI primarily changesEditorial hypothesis: fictional records and handover drafts
Human responsibility remainsExecution and anomaly escalation
AI primarily changesEditorial hypothesis: fictional records and handover drafts
Human responsibility remainsChecks and signatures
Responsibility process: from checking inputs and limiting tasks to human review, documentation, and escalation.
Confirm identity, medical orders, and execution conditions.
Assist only within authorized scope.
Authorized personnel review execution and records.
Record anomalies and errors immediately and escalate through the prescribed process.
May cause incorrect execution and patient risks.
Control: Document under applicable organizational checking procedures and supervision requirements. This page does not require two-person checks for every task.
May cause occupational exposure and infection.
Control: Work under infection-control and protective procedures.
May violate practice and organizational rules.
Control: Refer to authorized personnel for confirmation through the authorization chain.
Complete the R1/R2/R3 paper checking problem, without real medical records or clinical procedures.
Retain execution, checking, and handover records.
Define authorization, infection-control, and escalation boundaries first.
Recruitment software demand does not establish GenAI adoption or layoff timelines.
Source: O*NET 31-9092.00 Hot TechnologiesOriginal source ↗
Official task lists do not validate automated clinical execution. The fictional problem checks registration records only; real operations separately require performance and authorization checks.
Source: 31-9092.00 - Medical AssistantsOriginal source ↗
Distinguish three kinds of evidence: task capability, organizational adoption, and employment outcomes.
Source: O*NET 31-9092.00 Summary (Occupational Identity and Description)Original source ↗
First use the fictional registration problem to check characters, approvals, and unauthorized requests. For actual tools, separately check purpose, privacy, safety, performance, and organizational authorization.
No national occupational wage was obtained for this occupation. This item is not starting pay, take-home income, or a personal quote.
| Role Scope | Reference Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Actual Chinese Roles | Check Administrative/Clinical Duties Separately | Job titles confer no clinical qualifications. Check education, supervision, and applicable licenses separately. |
| US Preparation Level | JobZone3 | US Job Zone 3 describes common occupational-group preparation through vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree. The group's typical 1—2 years of training is not a uniform threshold for all medical assistants. BLS: this occupation typically requires postsecondary courses/certificates, while some train on the job or through apprenticeships after high school. O*NET lists Medical Assistant/Podiatric Assistant apprenticeship examples, not proof of current enrollment or hiring. |
| US Apprenticeship Examples | Medical/Podiatric Assistant | Two example titles do not establish Chinese systems, current enrollment, or hiring. |
| Certification Directory | 73 Mixed Professional Candidates | 73 certifications and 1215 national training programs support mixed-specialty candidate discovery, not universal requirements/applicability. Graduate counts are not enrollment places or employment rates. Check specific exam eligibility, state law, and organizational authorization separately. |
Editorial exploration setting, not Chinese industry employer shares or demand rates; US distribution is not extrapolated.
Editorial exploration setting, not Chinese industry employer shares or demand rates; US distribution is not extrapolated.
Editorial exploration setting, not Chinese industry employer shares or demand rates; US distribution is not extrapolated.
Insufficient evidence: no mainland China national wages or safely matching occupation were obtained. This round's ministry entry had no readable body; retain the gap without substitutions.
| Hourly Wage Reference |
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| Explanation |
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| Lower Percentile | USD 36,050 per year | Approximately USD 17.33 per hour | The 10th-percentile statistical position. |
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| Median | USD 45,690 per year | Approximately USD 21.97 per hour | The median in 2025 wage data. |
| Upper Percentile | USD 59,310 per year | Approximately USD 28.52 per hour | The 90th-percentile statistical position. |
Wages · 10th Percentile：USD 36,050 per year；O*NET 31-9092.00 National Wages (BLS 2025 Wage Data)
Wages · 25th Percentile：USD 38,470 per year；O*NET 31-9092.00 National Wages (BLS 2025 Wage Data)
Wages · Median：USD 45,690 per year；O*NET 31-9092.00 National Wages (BLS 2025 Wage Data)
Wages · 75th Percentile：USD 49,180 per year；O*NET 31-9092.00 National Wages (BLS 2025 Wage Data)
Wages · 90th Percentile：USD 59,310 per year；O*NET 31-9092.00 National Wages (BLS 2025 Wage Data)
No. Percentiles are statistical positions.
It covers Medical Assistants (31-9092.00).
2025 wages; 2025—2035 projections.
They cannot be directly combined.
| Industry | Industry Median Annual Wages | How to interpret |
|---|---|---|
| Outpatient Care Centers | USD 48,560 per year | BLS May 2025 industry median annual wage for occupation 31-9092, not a national percentile or employment share. |
| Hospitals (All Ownership Types) | USD 46,910 per year | BLS May 2025 industry median annual wage for occupation 31-9092, not a national percentile or employment share. |
| Offices of Physicians | USD 45,520 per year | BLS May 2025 industry median annual wage for occupation 31-9092, not a national percentile or employment share. |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | USD 38,400 per year | BLS May 2025 industry median annual wage for occupation 31-9092, not a national percentile or employment share. |
US Job Zone 3 describes common occupational-group preparation through vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree. The group's typical 1—2 years of training is not a uniform threshold for all medical assistants. BLS: this occupation typically requires postsecondary courses/certificates, while some train on the job or through apprenticeships after high school. O*NET lists Medical Assistant/Podiatric Assistant apprenticeship examples, not proof of current enrollment or hiring.
BLS: entrants without postsecondary education may train on the job or through apprenticeships, with duration varying by facility. Typical JobZone group durations are not hard thresholds for everyone.
Organizational and regional differences are substantial; do not extrapolate across regions.
BLS Medical Assistant Handbook: Duties, Industry Wages, and New-Period Projections
BLS Medical Assistant Handbook: Duties, Industry Wages, and New-Period Projections
BLS Medical Assistant Handbook: Duties, Industry Wages, and New-Period Projections
O*NET occupational interest baseline
CSR describes activity preferences only and cannot determine qualifications.First observe interest, stress, and collaboration experiences in real tasks.
Activity preferences only help design trials; they cannot establish qualifications or performance.
What Observable Behaviors Correspond to the CSR Interest Code?
RIASEC (CSR): the interest code describes preferences for procedural record and data handling (Conventional), helping others (Social), and operating instruments and physical objects (Realistic). Use it only to generate hypotheses, not infer hiring or competence.
Do not use it this way: Hiring, qualifications, or performance cannot be inferred from this.
Go to the career interest trial and design observationsWhich Tasks Demonstrate Attention to Checking and Records?
The Big Five supports reflection only: under transfer pressure, can you truthfully preserve the A12/A21 difference and pending status? Personality tendencies do not replace clinical training or qualifications.
Do not use it this way: Hiring, qualifications, or performance cannot be inferred from this.
Go to the career interest trial and design observationsCan Personality Labels Determine Fit for Outpatient Assistance?
Labels such as MBTI cannot determine competence. First check actual tasks, standards, and responsibility boundaries, then decide whether to continue.
Do not use it this way: Hiring, qualifications, or performance cannot be inferred from this.
Go to the career interest trial and design observationsWould You Add Approval for R3 Under Transfer Pressure?
Preserve the pending state and confirmation recipient. This behavioral question does not validate relationships between Enneagram types and occupational performance.
Do not use it this way: Hiring, qualifications, or performance cannot be inferred from this.
Go to the career interest trial and design observationsCan You Independently Distinguish A12 from A21 and Sort by Appointment?
Hide answers, check characters and three conditions, and retain corrections. Not an IQ norm or clinical skills test.
Do not use it this way: Hiring, qualifications, or performance cannot be inferred from this.
Go to the career interest trial and design observationsHow Do You Respond When a Peer Asks You to Execute Note Z?
Explain scope accurately and preserve the request for the responsible person. One communication cannot establish an EQ score.
Do not use it this way: Hiring, qualifications, or performance cannot be inferred from this.
Go to the career interest trial and design observationsFits better when: Can check identity, receive patients politely, and register accurately.
Watch for: Privacy must be protected and information checked.
Fits better when: Can measure and record vital signs and histories under procedures.
Watch for: Anomalies must be reported promptly.
Fits better when: Can prepare rooms and instruments and maintain cleanliness.
Watch for: Handling must follow infection-control requirements.
Fits better when: Can draw blood and process and register specimens.
Watch for: Blood collection and similar procedures occur only where permitted by applicable jurisdictions and after training and supervision conditions are met. Paper exercises confer no qualifications.
Fits better when: Can schedule, process insurance forms, and maintain medical records.
Watch for: Records must meet privacy and compliance requirements.
Fits better when: Can assist examinations or prepare medication according to medical orders.
Watch for: Do not change medical orders beyond authority. Official tasks include explaining physicians' instructions, which does not permit independent medical judgment.
Check through the work-sample experience on this page.
Check with fictional workflows.
Check with fictional records.
Refer relevant unresolved actions under organizational procedures; do not broadly stop all care.
Check against format and traceability requirements.
Handle information under privacy and compliance rules.
Confirmed by physicians and the authorization chain.
Complete this page's R1/R2/R3 and Z paper checks, without blood collection, human vital-sign measurement, medication administration, or sterilization procedures.
Evidence：O*NET 31-9092.00 Detailed Profile (Tasks, Skills, and Context)
Typical scenario：Infection exposure or inadequate instrument sterilization.
Roles most affected：Instrument and specimen roles
Possible consequence：May cause occupational exposure and infection.
How to reduce risk：Work under infection-control and sterilization procedures.
Evidence：O*NET 31-9092.00 Detailed Profile (Tasks, Skills, and Context)
Typical scenario：Inappropriate medical-record or private-information handling.
Roles most affected：Administrative and medical-record roles
Possible consequence：May violate privacy and compliance requirements.
How to reduce risk：Record and access information under privacy rules.
Evidence：O*NET 31-9092.00 Detailed Profile (Tasks, Skills, and Context)
Typical scenario：Performing clinical tasks beyond authorization.
Roles most affected：Clinical support roles
Possible consequence：May violate practice and organizational rules.
How to reduce risk：Refer to authorized personnel for confirmation through the authorization chain.
Evidence：California Medical Board Medical Assistant FAQ
Typical scenario：Unresolved questions about checks, specimens, infection control, or authorization.
Roles most affected：Clinical support, administration, and handover roles
Possible consequence：May delay responses.
How to reduce risk：Stop the relevant unresolved action, record facts/impacts/questions, and refer to authorized personnel. Existing patient care and emergency aid follow organizational procedures; do not generalize to stopping everything.
Evidence：California Medical Board Medical Assistant FAQ
Typical scenario：Conflating this occupation with physician assistants, registered nurses, or nurse practitioners.
Roles most affected：Clinical and administrative roles
Possible consequence：May misalign practice authority and responsibilities.
How to reduce risk：Distinguish adjacent roles using the scope of O*NET 31-9092.00.
Evidence：O*NET 31-9092.00 Detailed Profile (Tasks, Skills, and Context)
Typical scope：Complete the R1/R2/R3 paper three-condition checks.
Readiness evidence：Original appointment order, R2's difference, R3's pending state, and Z scope handover.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Capability ladder: before entering medical assistant work, verify the official occupational scope, actual employer requirements, education or training, local practice and supervision rules, and supervised tasks. Do not infer these directly from adjacent occupations. Advancement rests on reviewable checks and records, not a guaranteed number of years.
Typical scope：Independently complete vital-sign measurement and room preparation.
Readiness evidence：Provide checks and records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Transition path: before changing direction, list transferable skills in patient communication, checking and recording, infection control, administration, and medical records, alongside practice, clinical, and regulatory knowledge to acquire. Check each against adjacent roles' qualifications and responsibilities.
Typical scope：Take responsibility for multirole collaboration and peak-period support.
Readiness evidence：Provide collaboration and anomaly handling records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Expand into process improvement.
Typical scope：Mentor and review within authorized scope.
Readiness evidence：Provide mentoring and review records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Expand authorization according to organization and rules.
Typical scope：Learn scheduling, registration, and medical record maintenance.
Readiness evidence：Retain administrative practice records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Expand into independent handling.
Typical scope：Independently complete scheduling, forms, and medical record maintenance.
Readiness evidence：Provide records and compliance evidence.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Expand into coding and billing.
Typical scope：Participate in coding, billing, and insurance information handling.
Readiness evidence：Provide coding and billing records.
Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Typical scope：Learn infection-control, disinfection, and protective processes.
Readiness evidence：Retain infection-control practice records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Expand into independent execution.
Typical scope：Independently complete instrument disinfection and specimen handling.
Readiness evidence：Provide disinfection and specimen records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Expand into quality checks.
Typical scope：Participate in infection-control and specimen quality checks.
Readiness evidence：Provide checking and remediation records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Confirm identity, medical orders, and execution conditions.
Complete support tasks within authorization and record them.
Produce reviewable records and handovers.
Expand mentoring and quality duties within authorized scope.
US nationwide · Display scope: 31-9092.00
109,700 openings per year (2025—2035)
Openings (Annual Average)
Ten-year annual average includes growth and replacement, not current vacancies or net growth.
Does not establish：Cannot be treated as an individual's hiring probability.
US nationwide · Display scope: 31-9092.00
USD 45,690 per year
Median Annual Wage
Median from BLS 2025 wage data, not starting pay or take-home income.
Does not establish：Percentiles are statistical positions.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Patient communication and recording habits may transfer toward US physician assistant work; medical assistant experience does not establish existing PA clinical ability.
Build next：Complete accredited PA education and target-jurisdiction practice requirements, adding training/supervision evidence for full assessment, treatment, and patient counseling. This is not a title change or automatic promotion from paper registration.
View career profileTransfers：Foundations in patient communication and clinical workflows.
Build next：Develop nursing practice and assessment responsibilities.
View career profileTransfers：Clinical knowledge and communication experience.
Build next：Requires RN status, specialized graduate education, and target-state practice conditions, plus training evidence in diagnosis, treatment, and corresponding prescribing scope.
View career profileTransfers：Emergency workflows and collaboration experience.
Build next：Requires target physician education and practice qualifications, plus professional training in emergency identification, evaluation, stabilization, and management. Collaboration experience cannot replace these.
View career profileTransfers：Outpatient workflows and patient communication.
Build next：Requires target physician education and practice conditions, plus training in diagnosis, treatment, and preventive care across the lifespan.
View career profileTransfers：Foundations in medical records and terminology.
Build next：Develop target-output abilities in medical dictation transcription, abbreviation expansion, editing and proofreading, and submission for signature/correction, rather than medical assistant clinical procedures.
View career profileFirst observe paper appointment ordering, character checks, approval status, and handover behavior. Clinical skills require separate compliant training and job assessment; CSR preferences do not determine qualifications.
Editorial trial hypothesis: tools only organize this page's fictional R1/R2/R3 table and handover draft. Humans check A12≠A21, R3's pending state, and Z's out-of-authority request. Do not upload real medical records, interpret vital signs, or generate doses or diagnoses. US 2025 software recruitment mentions cannot validate generative AI clinical performance, organizational adoption, or job replacement.
Identity and medical-order checks, judgments about vital-sign and specimen anomalies, instrument sterilization and infection control, privacy handling, and execution requests beyond authorization must be handled by authorized people according to their duties.
This page has not obtained a mainland China national occupational wage distribution precisely corresponding to O*NET31-9092.00. This round's human resources ministry 2024 enterprise remuneration entry returned no readable body. No claim can be made of searching every item in the full text, nor that China has no public occupational wages.
BLS 2025 wage data: median USD 45,690 per year (USD 21.97 per hour); 10th percentile USD 36,050, 25th percentile USD 38,470, 75th percentile USD 49,180, and 90th percentile USD 59,310 per year. These concern occupation 31-9092.00; percentiles do not describe individual take-home income.
US Job Zone 3 describes common occupational-group preparation through vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree. The group's typical 1—2 years of training is not a uniform threshold for all medical assistants. BLS: this occupation typically requires postsecondary courses/certificates, while some train on the job or through apprenticeships after high school. O*NET lists Medical Assistant/Podiatric Assistant apprenticeship examples, not proof of current enrollment or hiring. US medical assistants perform administrative and selected clinical tasks under physicians' instructions. Blood collection, injections, or medication administration also depend on state law, training, and supervision; instructions do not equal independent prescribing authority. AAMA's state-law index cannot replace specific regulations. The California Medical Board FAQ is a California example only: assistants may not interpret tests or diagnose symptoms; original prescription refills may be transmitted under specified supervision and existing records, but new prescriptions or dose changes are prohibited. In China, a medical assistant title does not equal a licensed assistant physician: Physicians Law Articles 13 / 14 require physician practice registration and corresponding scope. Foreign occupational classifications confer no Chinese clinical qualification. Administrative reception does not automatically confer clinical procedure authority.
The main risks are identity or medical-order checking errors, infection exposure or inadequate sterilization, inappropriate privacy handling, out-of-scope execution, and delayed anomaly handover. Responses include procedural checks and records, infection-control procedures, privacy rules, authorization-chain confirmation, and procedural escalation.
O*NET2024—2034: 811000→912200, net increase 101200, growth 13%, annual average openings 112300 including replacements. Current BLS 2025—2035: 833900→941500, net increase 107600, growth 13%, annual average openings 109700 including replacements. The periods are independent; do not combine baselines or treat openings as current vacancies/hiring rates.
First complete the R1/R2/R3 paper character/approval problem and Z handover. No clinical procedures; this does not prove qualifications.
Evidence for China, the US, and specific institutions is presented separately: wage, employment, qualification, medical, and AI conclusions must not be combined across scopes. This page's US statistics concern occupation 31-9092.00. Medical support involves practice authorization, infection control, and privacy boundaries. This page provides occupational decision-making and research exercise information; it does not replace local law, medical standards, practice requirements, or other professional advice. Any statement of insufficient evidence means only that a bounded search did not establish safely matching data; proxies or memory are not used to fabricate figures.
FermatMind research workflow
O*NET2026; claims checked against the current summary; accessed 2026-10-03
O*NET 31-9092.00 Detailed Profile (Tasks, Skills, and Context)
Limitations：Certification does not equal licensure, prescribing authority, or independent clinical authority.
Limitations：US professional organization scope; does not replace local regulations.
Limitations：US regulatory scope; does not replace local regulations.
Limitations：No readable body this round; no claim of completing directory searches or proving the absence of Chinese occupational wages.
Limitations：US occupational scope; no mapping to mainland China is presumed.
Limitations：Applies only to the stated market, occupational scope, and period; not extrapolated to China or every state or employer.
Limitations：Includes replacement demand; not an individual's hiring probability.
Limitations：Percentiles do not describe individual take-home income.
Limitations：US work context does not replace Chinese law or employer requirements.
Limitations：Use only for the stated O*NET occupation, US market and page subject. It does not establish a China mapping, China pay, or legal authorization.
Limitations：A tool's appearance does not establish adoption rates, unemployment probability, or replacement dates.
Limitations：Industry distribution signals employer settings, not demand forecasts.
Limitations：Certification does not equal licensure, prescribing authority, or independent clinical authority.
Limitations：Preparation level is not a uniform hiring threshold.
Limitations：O*NET OnLine presents BLS OEWS wage data; preserve the displayed period, worker population, geography and unit. A direct BLS access failure does not invalidate this opened O*NET page.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：International organization scope; does not replace local regulations.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Chinese physician registration and scope; medical assistant titles are not equivalent to licensed assistant physicians. Establishes no authority in other countries.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Task and context samples vary by employer and outpatient setting.
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
The 20 tasks, CSR, nine context groups, and 2025 national five-level annual/hourly wages were verified and match. Four BLS detailed-industry wages were verified and retained. Current industries: 94 / 6. Projections updated to 833900 to 941500 / 13% / 107600 / annual average 109700, all 2025—2035; older shared records retained. The 73 certifications / 1215 national training programs support discovery only; unreadable-body gaps are resolved. Rereading CMA eligibility timed out; specific applications remain unverified, with no eligibility promises. California FAQ training/supervision, interpretation/diagnosis prohibitions, and existing-refill conditions were checked as California examples only. Chinese Physicians Law 13 / 14 was checked against this batch's current text. The ministry remuneration entry still has no readable body; precise Chinese wage/mapping gaps remain. Software demand is not GenAI adoption; original paper problems retained. CLIA/WHO overviews are not full legal texts or complete documents.
| Record and update medical records |
| Step Six | Escalate anomalies and hand over |
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Next moves：Expand into quality checks.
Typical scope：Improve administrative and medical record processes within authorized scope.
Readiness evidence：Provide comparative records before and after improvement.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Expand authorization according to organization and rules.
Next moves：Expand into training and audit preparation.
Typical scope：Support infection-control and training responsibilities within authorized scope.
Readiness evidence：Provide infection-control and training records.
Credential boundary：Editorial progression illustration. Real clinical/administrative tasks must meet applicable jurisdictional, training, supervision, and organizational conditions. No guaranteed duration or promotion.
Next moves：Obtain authorization according to organization and rules.
