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Medical Assistant Career Market Report 2026

3,930 active jobs. 277 companies. Median salary $42K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

3,930
Active Job Openings
277
Companies Hiring
$42K
Median Salary (US)
68%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Medical Assistant market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 68% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $42K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $37K to $48K.

Patient Care is the most-demanded skill at 75%

Bilingual demand rose +11.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Aah leads hiring with 150 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$5K, +14%)

Salary increase: +$5K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior189$37K$38K$46K
Entry-Level111$37K$44K$44K
Mid-Level14$38K$44K$55K
Senior11$5K$41K$44K
Lead11$43K$48K$48K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$5K (14%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States439$40KUSD
Israel61$44KUSD
United Kingdom7$48KUSD
Belgium3$5KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.8%
Remote1.1%
Hybrid0.2%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Patient Care
75%
ACLS / BLS
62%
EMR / EHR
57%
Vital Signs
54%
Phlebotomy
36%
Scheduling
34%
Medication Administration
22%
CPR / First Aid
18%
HIPAA
18%
Pediatrics
16%
Mental Health
14%
Medical Terminology
12%

Skills on the Rise

Bilingual ↑+11.0ppPatient Care ↑+10.5ppHome Health ↑+8.0ppPatient Safety ↑+7.1ppAI/LLM ↑+7.1pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-27.6ppClerical ↓-22.2ppAttention to Detail ↓-10.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Aah1503.8%
Sentara1463.7%
Highmarkhealth1343.4%
Bilh1263.2%
Spectrumhealth1092.8%
Bhs1082.7%
Ssmh1042.6%
Mindlance721.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States2,189
Israel92
United Kingdom20
Remote18
Belgium11
Albania7
Lebanon6
Netherlands6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree60.5%1,625
Master's Degree31.9%858
High School / GED0.6%17
Bachelor's Degree0.2%5

Certifications

CMA (48%)BLS Certification (22%)LPN License (4%)CPR Certified (3%)

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