How much does a Medical or Dental Office Assistant make?
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It depends on where you live, how high you place in your class, and how busy the doctor's office is. A ballpark would be $25,000-30,000 a year, right out of school, and up to $40,000-45,000 a year once you gain maybe 5 years experience and get your certifications.  \n\nFor what it's worth, this is a pretty good career choice (unlike massage therapy, culinary arts and many of the other courses you see advertised on TV) because it is fairly easy to get a job with decent pay; you usually get benefits even in your first job; and the demand is strong.
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ok i live in mobile,al and here we have a place called franklin primary health center. they have a dental clinic that charges based on your income. if u live anywhere near there i'd give them a call. if you'd like u can email me for the number or try the business section in the phone book
166901
Sheesh. I'm a receptionist and make 9.50 :(\n\n<--- husband's avatar
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starting out you could make between $40 - 75 grand per year depending on where you worked (ie: hospital, doctor's office, location - city/rural, what state/country...etc.)\n\nIt is also very hard physical work, and the schooling is very hard.\n\nGood luck.
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You seem to be a bit confused about Physicians Assistants vs. Surgical Technician ("Scrub Tech")\n\nA physicians assistant needs to be a college graduate.  I think most PA programs are Masters studies (you finish college, then go another 2 years).  PA's make $35-90k per year, depending on the type of work they do.\n\nPA's practice medicine under the supervision of a doctor.  There are limits on what they can do, but they can do quite a lot!\n\nScrub techs go through a 2 year associates degree program, but I think there are hospitals that will train techs.  It helps to have the degree, though.  Because the training involved is far less, scrub techs make a lot less than PA's, about $28-38,000/yr.\n\nScrubs assist in the operating room, mainly handing instruments to the surgeon, but they can also hold retractors, suture, and assist in other ways.\n\nHere are the websites for the professional associations for both:\nhttp://www.aapa.org/\nhttp://www.ast.org/ \n\nThey should be able to help you with your other questions.\n\nGood luck!
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check monster.com\n\nany receptionist or admin assistant job should pay around 13 or more . .\n\ncheck with your school, too for student jobs and for job postings.
568615
How rich or poor is the real estate agent? how much "work" does the assistant have to do? A typical real estate or mortgage administrative assistant should make anywhere between $10.oo to $19.oo an hour.
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certified medical clerk, workin in medical records, only  make $6.50 an hour
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Um, Medical Assistant jobs...  lol\n\nIf you haven't gone to school for it yet, i'd suggest going for RN... Same time amount of school, but they get paid 3x more.
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They're about in equal demand in larger job markets, so you can't really go wrong with either one.  You probably would have a more diverse working environment and more opportunities for advancement and growth with the Medical Assistant, but, well, what's your gross-out factor?  If you're okay with blood, vomit, feces, etc., go with the Medical Assistant.  If you'd rather have a cleaner work environment, go with Dental Assistant - just keep in mind that you'll be doing pretty much the same stuff day in and day out.  Good luck with your decision!
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Median annual earnings of medical records and health information technicians (includes medical coding specialists) were $25,590 in 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $20,650 and $32,990. \n\nJob prospects should be very good. Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through 2014 because of rapid growth in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that will be increasingly scrutinized by health insurance companies, regulators, courts, and consumers. Also, technicians will be needed to enter patient information into computer databases to comply with Federal legislation mandating the use of electronic patient records.
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On the average, approximately $23.00 per hour.  A lot has to do with the area you are located in and if it is in a hospital setting.  I hope that this helps you!
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im thinking medical assistant, my best friend is a physicians assistant at a hospital and shes getting paid pretty well. Also i think medical assistant and physicians assistant is the same.
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Yes there are quite a few accredited schools that offer medical office technology as well as medical assisting, medical billing & coding, and a lot of other allied health professions careers.  Check this resource and be sure to use the search box to find additional schools. You can request free information from each school that interests you to be able to learn more about their program, their courses, costs, available financial aid and be able to compare.  http://myonlinenursingdegree.com/schools/medical-assistant-schools.html
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Depends on where you live and how the market is paying.  In California, where the cost of living is high, some hygienists are making upwards of 100k a year including production.  In other areas you can make 60K a year.  I believe the national average is around 45-50k a year.  It is a great paying job and very rewarding.  It can be hard on the hands so make sure that you take care of them from the beginning.  Using an ultra-sonic scalar helps take some of the wear and tear off of your hands.  Use them whenever you can.  Also make sure that your instruments are very sharp to save you from finger-pulling a lot.  Doing a lot of stretching excesses during the day can help.  Proper positioning of your body is important.  Legs at a ninety degree angle in relation to the floor and feet planted firmly on the floor helps a lot.  Hygiene is a wonderful career but can be very stressful.  Just remember that it is a job and don't take the job home with you.
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Well it does depend! (Sorry 'bout that). There are many different doctors in many different fields. Oncology docs make around 100,000 a year and a heart doc makes around one million a year. Family docs make around 70.000 to 80.000.