Medical office assitants help with doctors' offices.
Medical office assistants engage in many healthcare facilities day to day operations to see that they have successful operations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, they "transcribe dictation, prepare correspondence, and assist physicians or medical scientists with reports, speeches, articles, and conference proceedings." Many of them go through some sort of training to learn medical terminology. (See Reference 6)
Experience
Salaries for medical office assistants vary based on their level of experience. Those with more experience generally earn those with less. Medical office assistants with less than a year of experience have a salary range of $23,500 to $33,000, while those with 20 plus years of experience have a range of $25,900 to $36,700 as of May 2010. Those with 10 to 19 years experience generally earn between $24,400 and $$36,600 according to PayScale.com.
Employer Type
A variety of companies hire medical office assistants to help them with their daily operations. Those that are self-employed have the largest variances with a reported salary range of $14,700 to $32,600. They also have some of the lowest salaries. According to PayScale, medical office assistants working for the federal government have a range of $29,000 to $35,800 while those at the state and local level may earn more with a reported range of $26,300 to $41,700 as of May 2010.
Company Size
Whether a company is large or small, they may employ the help of a medical office assistant. As of May 2010, those working for companies employing one to nine individuals have a salary range of $19,900 to $32,000, while those working for companies with 10 to 49 employees may earn slightly more with a range of $24,100 to $33,700, according to PayScale. Medical office assistants working for companies with 40 to 199 employees have the largest variance in incomes with a reported salary range of $22,400 to $40,300.
Health Care Setting
There are a variety of health care settings in which a medical office assistant may work. Those working I hospitals have some of the highest salaries with a reported salary range of $28,000 to $39,800. Those working in medical offices have a salary range of $23,800 to $34,400 and those working in health clinics have a range of $25,500 to $29,500 according to PayScale. As of May 2010, medical office assistants in physicians' offices have a reported salary range of $22,900 to $32,700.
Primary Responsibility
Medical office assistants have a variety of responsibilities associated with their jobs. Responsibilities include things from scheduling, handling reception and the phones, filing and data entry. Those primarily responsible for word processing and/or typing have a salary range of $24,600 to $40,600 according to PayScale. Medical office assistants primarily responsible for scheduling, reception/phones or customer service have similar salary ranges around $25,000 to about $35,000 as of May 2010.
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