Medical assistant jobs in Texas

Roughly 75,340 people hold medical assistant jobs in Texas. That works out to about 5.4 out of every 1,000 jobs in the state, and just one state has more medical assistants.

The state labor agency counts fresh openings along with replacements for workers who move on. Combined, that produces around 10,970 openings each year, and Texas again ranks 2 of 51.

The forecast for Texas shows medical assistant positions growing 21.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 71,610 jobs to 87,160. That's a stronger pace than the 12.5% predicted nationwide. That growth rate ranks Texas 10th of 51 when you count the 50 states and DC.

Typical pay for medical assistants working in Texas comes to $39,520 a year, or $19.00 per hour. The median is the middle figure, so half of workers earn more while the other half earn less. Nationally, the median is $45,690, putting Texas at 42 of 51 for wages.

Most workers land close to that middle range:

Pay is best in Austin ($45,820) and Dallas-Fort Worth ($43,100). Houston is also above the state median, San Antonio is about the same, and McAllen is lower.

In the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area, medical assistants fill about 20,560 jobs, and the yearly median pay reaches $43,100. The Houston–Pasadena–Woodlands area comes next, with roughly 18,280 jobs and a median of $42,110 per year. Around San Antonio and New Braunfels, workers take about 7,580 of these jobs at a median of $39,180. The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos area offers around 5,830 jobs and pays a median of $45,820. Finally, the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission area has about 2,820 jobs, with a median yearly pay of $34,810.

Of these metro areas, Austin leads on median pay at $45,820. Dallas-Fort Worth leads by sheer job count.

You do not need one. Texas does not license or credential medical assistants. The arrangement relies on physician delegation, where a doctor assigns particular duties to you and keeps responsibility for them.

There are 2 restrictions worth knowing:

• Taking x-rays calls for approved training plus your name appearing on the Texas Medical Board's registry for that type of work.
• Since a 2025 law, elective IV therapy given away from a doctor's office may be handed only to registered nurses, physician assistants or advanced practice nurses, not to medical assistants.

Our list covers 70 Texas schools which share the number of medical assistant graduates with the federal government. Among them, 33 offer accredited programs. Accreditation means an outside organization, CAAHEP or ABHES, has reviewed the program and confirmed it meets their standards.

Nationally, students in career school programs finish in a median of 9 months. The median published price for the entire program runs $17,257, covering tuition, fees and books. For public colleges, full-time students from the district pay a median of $4,346 each year in tuition and fees.

Some programs allow distance learning for classes. Even so, the externship happens on site. The supervised clinical practice takes place in person, even when classes are online.

On the Texas state page, the "Request information" form appears after the program table. Choose one accredited program, then enter your name, email, phone number, ZIP code and the time you plan to begin. Only that one school receives your request.

With about 10,970 openings a year and jobs growing faster than the national pace, now is a good time to start. Pick an accredited Texas program and send the short form so that school gets your details and can tell you its next start date and cost.