Medical assistants help in the examination and treatment of patients under a physician’s order. Medical assistants often interview patients, measure vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, height, and record information from patients’ charts. According to Salary.com, a Dallas medical assistant makes an average annual salary of $31,203. The same medical assistant would make $31,298 in Houston, $34,383 in Boston, $33,029 in Chicago, $38,036 in San Francisco, $30,888 in Miami, and $36,713 in New York.
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