Anyone looking for Milwaukee healthcare jobs should consider the medical assistant occupation, which is among the most popular in the industry.
Medical assistants typically perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the supervision of a physician. On the administrative side, they may be responsible for scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing and coding for insurance purposes.
When it comes to clinical duties, medical assistants may be responsible for taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood and administering medications as directed by a physician.
The long-term employment outlook for medical assistants throughout the state is good, according to Wisconsin's WORKnet. Employment is expected to increase from 7,120 workers during 2006 to 9,720 workers by 2016, accounting for an increase of 36.58 percent and 350 job openings each year.
During 2008, the average salary for medical assistants in Milwaukee County was $14.61 per hour or $30,385 per year, while the entry-level salary was $12.21 per hour or $25,406 per year and the experienced-level salary was $15.80 per hour or $32,874 per year.
Some related occupations include registered nurses; radiation therapists; nuclear medicine technologists; emergency medical technicians and paramedics; licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses; nursing aides, orderlies and attendants and dental assistants.
The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area's education and health services industry employed 146,800 workers during February, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 145,300 workers during January and a 2.1 percent increase from last year.
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