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Medical Administration/ Assistant

0 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
#138 in Popularity
$34,540 Median Salary

Types of Degrees Medical Administration/ Assistant Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 3,099
Basic Certificate 2,601
Undergraduate Certificate 2,349

What Medical Administration/ Assistant Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

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  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills for Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Majors

When studying medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

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  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Abilities for Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Majors

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

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  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
  • Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Medical Administration/ Assistant Major?

People with a medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Medical Assistants 29.0% $33,610
Medical Secretaries 22.5% $35,760

How Much Do Medical Administration/ Assistant Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Average salaries range from $34,540 to $37,090 (25th to 75th percentile) for careers related to medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary. This range includes all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Median Salary for a Medical Administration/ Assistant Major  ( 34540 to 37090 )
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Median Salary for a High School Graduate  ( 30000 to 57900 )
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Median Salary for a Bachelor's Degree Holder  ( 45600 to 99000 )
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Median Salary for an Advanced Degree Holder  ( 55600 to 125400 )
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Some careers associated with medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

Find out what the typical degree level is for medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary careers below.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 24.4%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 42.3%
Some College Courses 25.0%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 9.8%

Online Medical Administration/ Assistant Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 380 schools offered some type of medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 186 26
Certificate (2-4 Years) 3 0
Associate’s Degree 197 41
Bachelor’s Degree 0 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 0 0
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

Is a Degree in Medical Administration/ Assistant Worth It?

The median salary for a medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary grad is $34,540 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

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You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary.

Major Number of Grads
Health Care Management 31,436
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,664
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,894
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 4,391
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,564
Health Information Management 3,317
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,245
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,180
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 353
Clinical Research Coordinator 344
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Healthcare Innovation 183
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 26
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 22
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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