Medical assistant jobs in Nebraska

Roughly 2,380 people hold medical assistant jobs in Nebraska, which works out to 2.3 for every 1,000 jobs across the state. Counting the 50 states plus Washington DC, Nebraska places 45 of 51 for job totals, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nebraska's labor agency anticipates around 370 openings annually, covering newly created positions as well as workers who move on to something else. For yearly openings, Nebraska also places 45 of 51, using state projections.

The typical yearly figure is $47,370, equal to $22.78 per hour. Half of medical assistants earn below that amount and half earn above it. Nationally, the median sits at $45,690, so Nebraska comes in higher and ranks 15 of 51 when it comes to pay, based on federal wage data.

The middle half of Nebraska's medical assistants earn between $42,860 and $50,010 a year. The bottom tenth make $37,940 or less, while the top tenth make $59,450 or more. Individual pay can fall anywhere in that wider range.

The bulk of Nebraska's medical assistant jobs sit in and around Omaha and Lincoln. A metro area covers a central city plus the suburbs and surrounding towns where people travel for work, so the Omaha count includes a slice of Iowa.

The Omaha, NE-IA metro area has about 1,400 medical assistant jobs and the highest median pay among these metro areas, at $48,010, based on federal wage data. Among the metro areas shown, median pay ranges from $40,370 in Grand Island to $48,010 in Omaha.

It is. Nebraska's labor agency projects medical assistant employment to reach 2,970 jobs in 2034, up from 2,620 in 2024, which equals 13.1% growth, slightly stronger than the 12.5% projected for the whole United States, per state projections. For expected growth, Nebraska sits at 33 of 51.

Nebraska statutes never use the title medical assistant, and the state asks for no certificate to work in the role. A physician can hand you routine, low-risk duties that call for no independent clinical judgment, per Nebraska statute 38-2025.

Giving medications follows separate rules. The Medication Aide Act applies in every setting apart from a person's home, and anyone who administers medications has to be listed on the Medication Aide registry unless they hold other authorization. That registry is the state's roster of people cleared to administer medications. Injections and other routes require written instructions from a licensed professional.

Four Nebraska schools listed on this site report their medical assistant graduates to the federal college survey. Three of them run programs that hold CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation, as listed on College Navigator. Accreditation means an outside group has reviewed the program.

Nationally, career schools that report completion time show a median of 9 months, with most programs running 7 to 9 months, using federal college data. Some programs allow classes online, yet the supervised clinical hours always happen in person at a clinic or office.

To learn more about a program, pick an accredited Nebraska program on the state page and send the Request information form, which goes to that one school.

Working as a medical assistant often serves as a first foothold in health care. Here is how the pay stacks up against similar roles, drawing on May 2025 national medians.

Medical assistants out-earn nursing assistants and phlebotomists nationally, and in Nebraska the median is even higher, at $47,370 a year.

Nebraska pays medical assistants well, 15th of 51, and about 370 openings are expected each year. Omaha and Lincoln account for most of the jobs.

Ready to explore training? Choose one of Nebraska's 3 accredited programs on the Nebraska program page, then send the short Request information form for that school.