From: About.com Health Careers
In its recent list of top 30 fastest-growing occupations, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics included several healthcare careers that
are projected to see the highest growth from 2008-2018. The list of
rapidly-growing medical jobs included medical assisting, which is
projected to grow by about 33.9 percent during that ten year period
ending in 2018. This rate of growth will result in the creation of
about 163,000 new medical assisting jobs, according to the BLS.
Medical assisting is a versatile career, and one which does not
require a college degree. Many medical assistants have no college
or some college education; all that is needed is a high school
degree or equivalent. While there are vocational schools that offer
courses and certification to become a medical assistant, these
courses a...
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