necessity. 1  something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life. 2  the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing. 3  an imperative requirement or need for something: the necessity for a quick decision.
The average income for a medical assistant in Baltimore is around $32,000. With experience and further training, the salary can go up to or beyond $43,000. There are certification programs that prepare students to take the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam that is sponsored by American Medical Technologists.
The median annual wage for medical assistants was $30,590 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $22,040, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $43,880.