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Medical Assistant Schools in Rhode Island
Find medical assistant schools in Rhode Island, and get the training and experience you need to pursue entry-level employment in your field. If you like the idea of helping patients with their health care needs, medical assisting could be a good career fit. Many medical assistants enjoy working in a clean environment at a profession that can offer future growth.
Medical assistants, on a typical workday, may answer telephones, record patient data for insurance purposes, greet patients when they arrive, schedule appointments and handle billing inquiries. Some medical assistants also help with bookkeeping.
In 2011, Rhode Island medical assistants usually earned an annual entry-level salary of $27,400. The median annual salary for the same year reached $31,800. In 2008, Rhode Island employed 1,700 medical assistants. The state is projected to have a 26 percent increase in available medical assistant jobs through 2012 (2,150 total medical assistant jobs total).*
*CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
