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.
As of 2011, medical assistants working in the United States made an average of $14.51 an hour. The median of all wages reported by medical assistants to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2011 was $13.99 and the middle-earning half of medical assistants made between $11.86 an hour and $16.87 an hour.