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Medical assistant work environment

We surveyed 4,773 medical assistants to better understand the work environment and required skills of a typical medical assistant. Here are the results.

In this article:

  1. How much intelligence is required as a medical assistant?
  2. Can I learn to become a medical assistant?
  3. Is it easy to get a job as a medical assistant?
  4. Do medical assistants work full-time or part-time?
  5. Is being a medical assistant stressful?
  6. Is being organized important as a medical assistant?
  7. How competitive is the workplace for medical assistants?
  8. Does being a medical assistant require frequent time pressure to complete tasks?
  9. Are medical assistants allowed to express themselves creatively?
  10. Do medical assistants have control over the direction of their work?
  11. Is being a medical assistant physically demanding?
  12. Are medical assistants exposed to a wide variety of work?
  13. Does being a medical assistant require attention to detail?
  14. Does being a good medical assistant require compassion and empathy?

How much intelligence is required as a medical assistant?

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High

Working as a medical assistant typically doesn’t require the use of high levels of intelligence in daily tasks.

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