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Medical Assistants in Arizona

Medical Assistants in Arizona

Is Arizona a good place for you to work as a Medical Assistant?

45.4% Jobs Projection
$32,880 Median Salary
3,080 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Assistants in Arizona are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Medical Assistants in Arizona is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Assistants in Arizona earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Medical Assistants Work in Arizona?

In Arizona, there were 18,250 people working as Medical Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 17,510 Medical Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 740 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 8,970 Medical Assistants working in it, which means Arizona has more Medical Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Arizona

Jobs for Medical Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 45.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 29.0%.

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Arizona Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 3,080 annual Medical Assistants job openings in Arizona, and 25,650 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 94,900 annual jobs and 818,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Assistants Make in Arizona?

In 2018 wages for Medical Assistants ranged from $25,900 to $40,850 with $32,880 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.45 to $19.64. The median hourly rate was $15.81.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.1 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.71.

The median salary in Arizona is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Arizona Metros for Medical Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 12,990 $33,620
Tucson, AZ 2,990 $30,800
Prescott, AZ 470 $31,110
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 420 $30,500
Yuma, AZ 380 $30,190
Flagstaff, AZ 350 $34,090
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 190 $30,850

Top States for Medical Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Medical Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 92,960 $36,080
Texas 59,930 $31,030
Florida 55,330 $32,170
Pennsylvania 27,590 $31,830
New York 26,080 $36,640
Georgia 24,570 $31,790
Ohio 23,930 $31,680
Illinois 23,830 $34,640
Michigan 23,680 $31,900
New Jersey 19,110 $35,290
North Carolina 18,340 $32,710
Arizona 18,250 $32,880
Indiana 14,810 $32,110
Washington 14,450 $40,620
Virginia 14,170 $33,710
Tennessee 14,070 $31,220
Massachusetts 13,710 $39,240
Oregon 12,960 $38,200
Maryland 12,630 $35,270
Wisconsin 11,350 $36,430

Below are the states where Medical Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $44,230
District of Columbia $41,500
Washington $40,620
Minnesota $39,880
Massachusetts $39,240
Oregon $38,200
Hawaii $37,420
Connecticut $36,950
New York $36,640
North Dakota $36,480

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References

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