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Estimated employment1,820
Mean wage$20.33
Entry wage$16.39
10th percentile wage$15.57
50th percentile wage$18.61
90th percentile wage$29.08
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services1,76096.3%
Professional and Business Services703.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Professional and Business Services7021.49
Education and Health Services1,76018.56
Medical Assistants (31-9092)
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician. Excludes "Physician Assistants" (29-1071).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.61 $16.02  $2.59
2019$17.64+5.5%$15.19 +5.5%$2.46
2018$16.98+3.9%$14.62 +3.9%$2.36
2017$16.44+3.3%$14.15 +3.3%$2.29
2016$15.88+3.5%$13.67 +3.5%$2.21
2015$15.61+1.7%$13.44 +1.7%$2.17
2014$15.30+2.0%$13.17 +2.0%$2.13
2013$15.11+1.3%$13.00 +1.3%$2.10
2012$14.89+1.5%$12.81 +1.5%$2.07
2011$14.68+1.4%$12.64 +1.4%$2.04
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.61 $22.67  -$4.06
2019$17.64+5.5%$21.75 +4.2%-$4.10
2018$16.98+3.9%$21.09 +3.1%-$4.10
2017$16.44+3.3%$20.52 +2.8%-$4.08
2016$15.88+3.5%$20.05 +2.3%-$4.17
2015$15.61+1.7%$19.63 +2.1%-$4.02
2014$15.30+2.0%$19.21 +2.2%-$3.91
2013$15.11+1.3%$18.83 +2.1%-$3.72
2012$14.89+1.5%$18.50 +1.7%-$3.61
2011$14.68+1.4%$18.21 +1.6%-$3.53
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $19.602,660
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.502,010
Waterbury $18.87430
Norwich-New London $18.73440
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $19.602,660
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.502,010
New Haven $18.611,820
Danbury $18.15460
Wages in other areas
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