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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Louisiana

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Louisiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Alexandria, Shreveport, and Houma
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lafayette, Monroe, and Baton Rouge
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Louisiana are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Louisiana

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Blue Cliff College
Alexandria, Houma, Metairie, Shreveport

Originally started as a network of massage therapy schools about 20 years ago, the school now offers additional career programs. There are seven locations but each remains small, helping preserve a sense of personalized attention.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Louisiana

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Louisiana Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier CityAssociate4,986
Camelot CollegeBaton RougeAssociate278
Delta College of Arts & TechnologyBaton RougeAssociate137
Louisiana Technical College-Gulf Area CampusAbbevilleAssociate359
Louisiana Technical College-Jefferson CampusMetairieAssociate639
Louisiana Technical College-Northwest Louisiana CampusMindenAssociate741
Louisiana Technical College-River Parishes CampusReserveAssociate735
Medvance Institute of Baton RougeBaton RougeAssociate327

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Louisiana. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

LOUISIANA

   
Alexandria180$23,4500.9
Shreveport520$26,2200.8
Houma260$22,8600.8
Lake Charles230$20,4400.8
New Orleans1,380$26,5400.7
Baton Rouge890$25,0900.7
Monroe150$21,8100.6
Lafayette250$24,9500.5
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