Resilient
Last Update: 11/4/2026
AI Resilience Score for Medical Assistants:
67.6%
Median Score
Meaningful human contribution
Measures the parts of the occupation that still require a human touch. This score averages data from up to four AI exposure datasets, focusing on the role’s resilience against automation.
High
Long-term employer demand
Predicts the health of the job market for this role through 2034. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it balances projected annual job openings (60%) with overall employment growth (40%).
High
Sustained economic opportunity
Measures future earning potential and career flexibility. This score is a blend of total projected labor income (67%) and the role’s inherent ability to adapt to economic and technological shifts (33%).
Med
This reflects the reliability of your score based on the number of data sources available for this career and how closely those sources agree on the outlook. A higher confidence means more consistent evidence from labor experts and AI models.
Most data sources align, with only minor variation. This is a well-supported result.
AI Resilience Report forMedical Assistants
$45,690 median salary•109,700 annual openings•SOC Code: 31-9092.00
Medical Assistants are more resilient to AI impacts than most occupations, according to our analysis of 8 sources.
Medical Assistants are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the job, hands-on patient care like drawing blood, giving injections, and taking vitals, requires physical skill and human presence that AI simply cannot replicate. While AI is taking over routine tasks like scheduling, data entry, and appointment reminders, this actually frees up MAs to focus more on direct patient interaction, which is where the real value of the role lives.
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This role is resilient
Medical Assistants are labeled "Resilient" because the heart of the job, hands-on patient care like drawing blood, giving injections, and taking vitals, requires physical skill and human presence that AI simply cannot replicate. While AI is taking over routine tasks like scheduling, data entry, and appointment reminders, this actually frees up MAs to focus more on direct patient interaction, which is where the real value of the role lives.
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Medical Assistants
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Latest AI news for Medical Assistants
These articles highlight the growing role of AI in the medical assistant field, emphasizing how technology can enhance efficiency and patient care. For instance, the partnership between Assuta and Microsoft illustrates how AI can streamline documentation, allowing medical assistants to focus more on patient interaction. Additionally, the AI assistant developed for NASA showcases the potential for remote health management, a skill that could become vital for medical assistants in various settings. Embracing these advancements can ensure resilience and adaptability in their careers.
Assuta, Microsoft develop AI medical assistant to reduce relieve doctors' documentation tasks
www.jpost.com • 8/5/2026
The AI assistant is intended to read the medical record and present key information before a patient meeting, and listen to and transcribe...
NASA, Google Build AI Medical Assistant to Boost Astronauts' Health Autonomy in Space — Why It Matters
www.outlookbusiness.com • 3/4/2026
NASA teams with Google to create an AI-powered medical assistant enabling astronauts to manage health challenges autonomously on Moon and Mars missions.
AI in Virtual Medical Assistants Market Report 2025-2030, By Offering, Mode, and Geo
www.marketsandmarkets.com • 2/25/2026
[400 Pages] Global AI in Virtual Medical Assistants market valued at $1.32B in 2024, $1.86B in 2025, and set to hit $8.85B by 2030, growing at 36.6% CAGR.
A generative AI teaching assistant for personalized learning in medical education | npj Digital Medicine
www.nature.com • 11/4/2025
Medical education faces a scalability crisis, where rising class sizes strain individualized instruction, while students increasingly adopt...
AI medical assistants see rapid growth as health systems turn to tech as a cure for the burnout crisis
www.fiercehealthcare.com • 4/18/2024
Rush University System for Health is partnering with Suki to trial its AI assistant and Children's Hospital Los Angeles is rolling out...
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Career: Medical Assistants
They help doctors by taking patients' vital signs, drawing blood, and managing medical records to ensure everything runs smoothly in a healthcare setting.
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Alternate Titles
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) · Chiropractor Assistant · Doctor's Assistant · Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) · Clinical Medical Assistant · Health Assistant · Ophthalmic Assistant · Ophthalmological Assistant · Optometric Assistant · Outpatient Surgery Assistant
Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$45,690
Jobs (2025)
833,900
Growth (2025-35)
+12.9%
Annual Openings
109,700
Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025-2035
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
Change dressings on wounds.
2
Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
3
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
4
Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
5
Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
6
Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
7
Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
