A medical office personnel profile and job description for individuals interested in a career in medical office work and administration. There are many none medical jobs in any type of medical setting whether it is in private practice or a hospital. The more common positions in a medical practice setting are as follows:
medical management or business administrative jobs, medical records jobs, billing & coding jobs, front office secretarial jobs, transcription jobs, entry level assistants, technicians, phlebotomist, medical assistants & more. Most of these positions do not require a college degree, although many medical business administrators will have a degree usually in business. Some of the others will have some non-degree training. Compensation will vary greatly based on location, education, experience and practice size. Compensation can range for particular positions as follows: medical billing clerk range can be $20,000 to $37,000 a year; medical assistant can range from $25,000 to $35,000; medical records clerk can range from $22,000 to $26,000; medical transcription can be $30,000 to $40,000;
phlebotomist can range from $22,000 to $30,000; medical practice administrator can range from $70,000 to $140,000 Please visit
Medical Management Group Association,
Career Explorer, and
Phlebotomy pages for more job and career information about medical office careers.