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What You'll Do: Although medical assistants may be called to handle any task that needs attention, the most common duties include: inquiring about a patient's medical past and current symptoms, checking vital signs to ensure that the patient doesn't require emergency medical help, aiding with lifting or shifting during physical exams, helping administer injections and medications, setting appointments and maintaining the schedule, and preparing bodily fluids so they can be analyzed in a lab. While some medical assistants are involved in all of the above, most specialize in a certain area such as administrative duties or clinical duties.

Today, being familiar with electronic health records and related software is a big plus since many doctors are transitioning to an online patient database.

Education and Training: Most states do not require that you undergo any specific course of study to become an assistant, and the minimum qualification is a high school diploma. However, more and more prospective assistants are getting associate's degrees or certificates in the field. These individuals will have an advantage when it comes to getting a job even though much of what you need to know is learned on the job.

Getting a state certification is another edge that you will have when it comes to employment, and some employers will only hire certified assistants.

Most of the training will be done onsite after getting hired. You will likely undergo several weeks to several months of learning medical terminology, how to use medical instruments, how to properly interact with patients, how to record patient data, and how to perform medical coding.

As long as you have an eagerness to learn and a willingness to help out, you should be successful at your job.

The Future: The Medical Assisting profession is expected to grow at about 31% through 2020, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.

The Pay: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median annual wage of just over $29,000 for 2011, with the top 10% pulling in more than $40,000.

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