While frequent urination is a feature of both the first and third trimesters, it is the change in pregnancy hormone levels, along with increased body fluids, that will have you running to the toilet every ten minutes day and night!
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics â Occupational and Employment Wages Webpage, Medical Assistant earnings is about $41,570.00 per year ($19.99/hour) in the top 10% of all Medical Assisting positions and around $21,080.00 ($10.14/hour) in the bottom 10% with a Median earnings level of $29,370.00 ($14.12/hour).
Medical assistants earned $29,370 a year on average in 2012, according to O*Net Online. That works out to an average hourly rate of $14.12, and most work 40 hours a week. In 2010, over half a million medical assistants were employed and the job is expected to see a 31 percent increase in opportunities through the year 2020.