Medical Assistant

Duties and responsibilities:

They help nurses and physicians take care of their patients. Medical assistants also take blood pressures, respiration, temperatures and perform other patient examining procedures. Medical assistants work in hospitals, clinics, and private physician offices.

Salary:

$17,000 - $18,000

Education:

If you wish to become a medical assistant, you should take high school courses in biology, physical science, office management, communications, and also human relations. You may also need a GED for assistant training.  

Reflection:    Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I would not like to be in this career only because it does not really seem to interest me.