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Medical Assistants are multi-skilled practitioners who perform in a wide range of skills in physicians' offices and other health care settings. Program graduates assist physicians and other health care practitioners on many aspects of medical practice, examinations, phlebotomy (blood draw), administering injections, performing electrocardiograms (EKGs) and instrument sterilization. Successful completion of this program qualifies students for employment in Washington State as a Health Care Assistant, categories, A, C & E (WAC 246-826-170).
proficiency in math, reading, English, and basic keyboarding skills.
Is this program approved to train veterans?
Yes
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
N/A
Certification/license test preparation provided
Certified Medical Assistant
Employment performance results
Program type
Medical/Clinical Assistant
Completion rate
64%
Employment rate
83%
Typical (median) hourly earnings
$22
Typical (median) annual earnings
$42,700
Top industries for graduates
Program type
Medical/Clinical Assistant
Healthcare and Social Services
68%
Administrative Support
16%
Other Industries
16%
Careers for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Statewide earnings and employment trends for related jobs
Average number of students who completed each year
16
Gender
Male
8%
Female
92%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
7%
Black or African American
0%
Hispanic
17%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
65%
Multi-racial
11%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
1%
20 to 29
41%
30 to 39
38%
40 to 49
12%
50 and over
8%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
14%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
52%
Some college experience, but no degree
27%
Certificate or AA
8%
BA or higher
0%
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