OES Code: 660050 SAN DIEGO COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS


Medical Assistants perform various duties under the direction of physicians in the examination and treatment of patients. They prepare treatment room, inventory supplies and instruments, and set up patients for attention of physician, handing instruments and materials to physician as directed. They may schedule appointments, keep medical records, or perform other clerical duties.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT
(excluding self-employed)

Number Working
in this Occupation
---   Year   ---
1995       2002
Percent
Change
Increase/
Decrease
Additional Openings
Due to People Chang-
ing Occupations
or Retiring
Sum of
Increase/Decrease
and Additional
Openings
2,500 3,320 33% 820 350 1,170


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY


The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.


Industry Code
(SIC)
Industry Title          
8011 Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
8093 Specialty outpatient facilities, all other

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.


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