Medical Office Assistant in Massachusetts

Massachusetts ranks 3rd in the country for Medical Office Assistant pay rates*

Looking for a healthcare career in Massachusetts that offers excellent employment opportunities and better-than-average pay? The Medical Office Assistant (MOA) career may be for you. Also known as Medical Secretaries, MOAs are multi-faceted medical professionals who play important roles keeping doctors’ offices running smoothly. Lincoln Tech’s Massachusetts Medical Office Assistant school offers training and employment connections for this in-demand field, which is projected to add more than 30,000 positions in the state by 2026*. Massachusetts also offers the nation’s third-highest average entry level pay rates for this career field – more than 25% higher than the national average, driven in part by increased demand in Boston’s hundreds of healthcare facilities.

At our Medical Office Assistant school in Somerville (outside of Boston), a unique Blended Learning curriculum gives you the opportunity to complete some of your coursework online at home and maximize your hands-on time at our campus. This enhancement to our Medical Office Assistant program is another way Lincoln Tech aims to make your training as convenient, efficient, and effective as possible.

As a Medical Office Assistant, you’ll be directly impacting the lives of patients in a wide range of medical settings, and you’ll be earning a good living at the same time. At Lincoln Tech’s Massachusetts Medical Office Assistant school, training includes a “virtual Medical Office” course as well as a 180-hour administrative externship for valuable real-world experience before you graduate.

Medical Office Assistant training includes instruction in:

  • Health administration
  • Electronic records management
  • Coding and insurance reimbursement
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Medical office computer applications

Learn more about how Lincoln Tech can help you begin a career that’s patient-focused, flexible, and rewarding. Call to schedule a tour or request more information today.

* Career growth projections can be found at careeronestop.org for the years 2016-2026. Ranks reflect comparisons among 48 continental U.S. states. Salary information is based on median salary information collected for the year 2017. Data is current as of September 30, 2018.