Medical Assistants
O*NET-SOC 31-9092.00 · interest code CSR
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
How this work is wired
O*NET rates every occupation 1-7 on six interest dimensions. This one leans Conventional — order and accuracy — records, systems, standards, detail held reliably — then Social and Realistic.
Preparation typically needed
Job Zone 3 — medium preparation — often vocational training, an associate degree or apprenticeship.