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.
The BLS reports that the metro area with the highest average wage for retail sales associates was the area surrounding Lowell, Mass. The average pay here was $14.87 an hour. Carson City, Nev. ranked second at an average of $14.41 per hour. It was followed by Wausau, Wisc. at $14.31 per hour and Seattle at $14.24.