Top skills for Medical Assistant jobs
Based on 3,770 active Medical Assistant postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Medical Assistant postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Vital Signs70%
- Scheduling39%
- Phlebotomy39%
- Life Support34%
- Insurance33%
- Supervision28%
- Nursing23%
- Referrals23%
- Regulations23%
- Health Care17%
- Blood Pressure17%
- Allergies15%
- Immunizations13%
- Pharmacy13%
- Scanning12%
- Surgeries12%
- Decision Making11%
- Stocks11%
- Family History10%
- Venipuncture9%
- Clinics8%
- Physiology8%
- Organizing8%
- Ambulatory Care7%
- Data Entry7%
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