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Medical Assistants in Virginia

Medical Assistants in Virginia

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34.6% Jobs Projection
$33,710 Median Salary
1,990 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Medical Assistants Work in Virginia?

14,170 people worked as Medical Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 13,630 Medical Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 540 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Medical Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 34.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 29.0%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,990 annual Medical Assistants job openings in Virginia, and 16,960 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 Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Medical Assistants ranged from $24,820 to $48,700 with $33,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.93 to $23.42. The median hourly rate was $16.21.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.51 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.70.

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

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Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 11,830 $37,420
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 3,030 $31,110
Richmond, VA 2,360 $32,000
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 630 $33,020
Roanoke, VA 560 $30,810
Charlottesville, VA 520 $31,400
Winchester, VA-WV 410 $28,650
Lynchburg, VA 330 $29,600
Harrisonburg, VA 230 $30,090
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 150 $29,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 140 $29,910

Top States for Medical Assistants Employment

View the list below to see 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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