A study, conducted by the American Association of Medical Assistants, shows that around five percent of medical assistants receive a salary, while the rest earn hourly wages. Among the information gathered in past years about only ten percent of Medical Assistants top out at the higher end of the pay scale while the bottom ten percent average an annual income closer to the $30,000 dollar mark. The career outlook for medical assistants is very promising. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists medical assisting as one of the occupations expected to see the fastest growth over the next decade. The Medical Assistant career field is guesstimated to grow close to twenty-nine percent from the year 2012 to 2022. The U.S. An increasing number of group practices, clinics, and other healthcare facilities will be in great need of medical assistants. Those healthcare practices seek professionals to perform both administrative and clinical duties. Federal healthcare will continue to increase the numerical allowance of patients who have access to health insurance, increasing the patient access to medical