Exploring Medical Assistant Careers: Pay, Outlook & Taxes
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MATH 12
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Mathematics
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Dec 12, 2024
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Name: __________________________________ Marcia BurnettMath Models A Unit 1 Activity Questions for task 1:Please answer the questions below:(Each question in this task is worth 20 points)1.Look up the career of your Choice in the Occupational Outlook Handbookand share the following information: a.Career Choice: Medical assistant b.Median Pay: i.Yearly: $42,000 per yearii.Monthly: 3,000c.Education Needed: postsecondary educationd.Job Outlook: Employment of medical assistants is projected to grow 15 percent from2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations2.According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, what are the job responsibilities for the career of your choice? (minimum 5 sentences for full credit)Medical assistants deal with appointment scheduling and maintaining the organization ofpatient records. Vital indicators such as temperature and blood pressure are taken. Theyprepare exam rooms and help the physician with examinations and minor procedures. Inaddition, they may provide patients with instructions or respond to their inquiries. Additionally, they may take care of insurance or billing paperwork.3.According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, what is the first career to catch your attention as you browse occupations in the following areas and why: a.Highest Paying: Pediatric surgeons; was the first highest paying career to catch my eye because pediatrics has always been a field of interest for me1
Name: __________________________________ b.Fastest Growing (Projected): Wind turbine service technicians; this caught my eye because i’d never heard of the job field c.Most New Jobs (Projected): registered nurses; this job caught my eye because the medical field peaks an interest in me when considering future career pathsd.Field of Degree: biology; this one caught my eye because i plan to major in biology! 4.Calculate the Federal, State, Social Security, and Medicare taxes for the career you chose according to the median yearly pay in question 1 and show your workin the space provided. a.Federal Taxes: i.Yearly: $5,040ii.Monthly: $420b.State Taxes: i.Yearly: $1,932ii.Monthly: $161c.Social Security Taxes: i.Yearly: $2,604ii.Monthly: $217d.Medicare Taxes: i.Yearly: $609ii.Monthly: $50.755.Calculate the monthly net income for the career you chose after taxes have been removed. i.Yearly Net Income after Taxes: $31,815ii.Monthly Net Income after Taxes: $2,651.252
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