Medical Office Assistant
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Medical Office Assistant degree recipients are Colorado Springs, CO, Somerton, AZ, and Levittown, NY. N/A The most common degree awarded to students studying Medical Office Assistant is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Medical Office Assistant and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Medical Office Assistant in the US, but EDP School and More Tech Institute have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Medical Office Assistant.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Medical Office Assistant programs are Public, 2-year institutions (98 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, 4-year or above (922 completions).
Out of all institutions that offer Medical Office Assistant programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, EDP School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Medical Office Assistant, with 79%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Medical Office Assistant by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Health majors is $91,798 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction.
The average salary for Health majors is $91,798 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.05%, from 4.86M in 2023 to 5.06M in 2024.
The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (35.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Health majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Pipeline transportation, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.05%, from 4.86M in 2023 to 5.06M in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are N/A and N/A years old, which represent N/A% and N/A% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Medical Office Assistant are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the N/A institutions that graduate the most students in Medical Office Assistant.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Medical Office Assistant for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Medical Office Assistant.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Medical Office Assistant field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical Office Assistant majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Medical Office Assistant majors need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Speaking, and Active Listening.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Medical Office Assistant majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Service Orientation is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Active Listening, and Service Orientation are the three most important skills for people in the field.
