Medical Assistants, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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SOC code
31-9092.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
25 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Medical AssistantsSOC 31-9092.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 1 need no setup
Medical Records Agent
eClinicalWorks EHR software · Epic Systems · Electronic medical record EMR software
Needs EHR system (eClinicalWorks, Epic, or MEDITECH)
Office Administration Agent
Microsoft Office software · Microsoft Outlook · Email software
● No integration needed
Billing Processing Agent
Intuit QuickBooks · Billing software · Medical procedure coding software
Needs Practice management or billing system
Patient Intake Agent
Patient management software · Data entry software · Electronic medical record EMR software
Needs EHR or patient management system
Scheduling Agent
Appointment scheduling software · Microsoft Outlook · Calendar
Needs Practice scheduling system
You keep this
Perform all hands-on clinical procedures: vital signs measurement, injections, specimen collection, wound care, patient preparationPhysically assist physicians during examinations and treatmentsOperate diagnostic equipment and conduct in-person testsMaintain sterile technique and handle contaminated materials safely

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Medical records documentation and data entry88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Office administration and billing85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Insurance and billing processing82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 25 detailed work activities O*NET records for Medical Assistants, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.