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Medical Assistant Schools in South Carolina
Health care employers value medical assistants who possess hands-on training and good people skills. If your goal is to become a medical assistant, there are a number of medical assistant schools in South Carolina that can provide the training you need to succeed in the field.
Many medical assistants enjoy their work and find it to be both rewarding and challenging. As a medical assistant, your responsibilities may include assisting the physician, scheduling patients for examinations, scheduling appointments or greeting customers at the front desk.
During 2011, the yearly entry-level wage was $21,100 for South Carolina medical assistants. The median annual wage was $28,100 for the same year. South Carolina employed 7,100 medical assistants during 2008. Employment is expected to grow by 34 percent from 2008 to 2018.*
*CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
