Medical office assistant jobs are becoming increasingly popular career paths to take for many reasons. One of the reasons is because many people cannot afford a 4+ year degree and with the way the economy is currently going, those with college degrees are unable to find adequate jobs for their education. If you choose to become a medical office assistant, you will only be required to have a certification that takes one year to complete and can be completed at a vocational school or a community college. During your certification, you will learn the ropes of medical bookkeeping, transcribing, data input regarding medical and laboratory resorts as well as answering phones and properly scheduling appointments. You can expect to earn approximately $24,000 with this career. It is not a huge amount of money, but the demand for certified medical assistants are great, resulting in it not being too difficult to find a position in the current market.