Once you have received your certification as a medical assistant, you can begin looking for that dream job. Searching the websites of local hospitals and medical clinics with several branch offices you will often times find a job line that will give a run down from A-Z of all of the job listings available through the company. Most of the times, you are able to fill out online applications and submit your resume’ and copy of your certification online, saving you from having to drive yourself anywhere to turn in your application. Generally, these websites will list the approximate salary that you can expect to receive with these jobs. Most of these salary amounts will be given as a range, depending on how much experience you have as well as how much schooling you have received for medical assisting, meaning someone with a one year certification will not receive as big of salary as someone who has a two year associate’s degree.