Medical assistant jobs in Connecticut

Of Connecticut's medical assistants, half earn above $47,430 yearly and half earn below that amount. That midpoint is known as the median. Per hour, the figure works out to $22.81, while the US median is $45,690, according to federal wage data.

Many workers earn near the midpoint. The middle half fall between $45,180 and $50,210. At the bottom, one in ten earn $38,480 or under, and at the top one in ten take home $59,530 or more. For median pay, Connecticut places 14th out of 51, which counts the 50 states plus Washington, DC.

Hartford leads in the number of positions, though New Haven shows the highest median wage. Pay differences between the areas are narrow, so how close you live to work may matter more than the metro area itself.

Source: Federal BLS wage tables

The state's labor agency forecasts that medical assistant positions will grow from 10,390 positions in 2024 to a projected 11,610 in 2034. That works out to 11.7% growth, just under the 12.5% predicted nationwide, based on state projections.

Openings come from two sources: roles that are newly created and workers who leave the field. Added together, that produces about 1,430 openings per year. Connecticut places 29th out of 51 for yearly openings and 38th out of 51 for growth.

Roughly 6 out of every 1,000 jobs statewide belong to this occupation. By total number of these positions, Connecticut ranks 29th of 51.

One task requires it: administering vaccines. Certification involves passing an exam from a national organization, and in Connecticut that exam must come from one of these groups: AAMA, NHA, NCCT, AMT or AMCA, per the state health department.

A clinical medical assistant who gives vaccines must also meet these conditions:

• Finish an accredited program, or complete medical assistant training in the military
• Complete 24 hours of classroom study and 8 hours of clinical practice on vaccines
• Administer vaccines only outside hospitals, because medical assistants cannot vaccinate in a hospital

Here, an accredited program means one that an outside organization has reviewed against established standards. Another rule shapes the job: x-ray equipment may only be operated by licensed radiographers, so that task is off the job description for medical assistants in Connecticut.

Since the vaccine requirement depends on an accredited program, picking one from the beginning makes sense. You can contact an accredited school using the short Request information form found on our Connecticut program page.

Our list includes 9 Connecticut schools that share their medical assistant graduate numbers with the federal college survey. Three of them run programs accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES, the two organizations that accredit medical assistant programs.

Nationally, career schools typically take 9 months at the median to complete a program, and most finish in 7 to 9 months. Their median cost for the entire program, covering tuition, fees and books, comes to $17,257. At public colleges, full-time local students pay a median of $4,346 each year in tuition and fees, according to federal data.

Some programs offer classes through distance education, so classes happen from home. Supervised clinical practice always takes place on site. That hands-on piece, often called an externship, puts you with patients at a clinic or office.

Nationwide, 30 programs are available by distance education aside from the in-person practice, and 14 of those hold accreditation.

Nationally, medical assistants earn more than nursing assistants and about what phlebotomists earn. Nursing positions pay better, though the training takes longer.

Figures from BLS occupational wage data, May 2025

1. Visit our Connecticut program page and check out the accredited programs, since graduates of those programs count toward the vaccine rule, as do people with medical assistant training from the military.
2. Choose the program that suits your location and the time you can begin.
3. Fill out our short Request information form. Add your name, email, phone, ZIP code and the start time you prefer. The form then reaches that one school, which can send you its details.