Medical assistants often take medical histories and record vital signs of patients. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners.
For example the median expected annual pay for a typical Retail Sales Staff - Full Time in the United States is $24,575, so 50% of the people who perform the job of Retail Sales Staff - Full Time in the United States are expected to make less than $24,575. Source: HR Reported data as of August 2016.
Retail sales associates help customers to buy goods and services such as shoes, computers, furniture or insurance. They can process payments, operate cash registers and package purchases. They earn a median $27,270 per year, with a range of $15,420 to $38,460, or $9.74 per hour, with a range of $7.41 to $18.49. The biggest employers of retail sales associates are clothing stores, with 16 percent of the positions. This large supply of jobs depresses wages to $10.20 or $21,210. The best-paying employers are insurance agencies and brokerages, which pay $20.66 or $42,970, but only have 1,200 jobs.