Medical Assistant Jobs in Chicago, IL

Government wage data for the support side of this market is modest. Chicago healthcare support occupations averaged $20.79 per hour in May 2025, with a median of $38,450, a 25th-percentile wage of $32,120, and a 75th-percentile wage of $46,900. A broader local support-family series put mean pay near $43,250 and median pay near $39,230 in 2025. By contrast, recent posted salary ranges for this combined category centered on about $90k to $108k, while hourly-paid postings centered on about $20 to $26 per hour; that higher annual band likely reflects the administrative and manager slice of the category rather than typical aide, assistant, or tech jobs.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 722 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $45,874 at the 25th percentile, $50,222 at the median and $51,698 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Chicago is still a workable market for healthcare support and healthcare administration, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 5.2% in August 2026, up about 15.6% year-over-year, yet local Education and Health Services employment also rose to 802.3 thousand, up 1.0453% year-over-year. We also observed more than 1,400 recent postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, which says demand exists, especially inside large health systems, but job seekers should expect slower responses and more competition than the sector-growth headlines alone suggest.

Best positioned: Candidates who are open to on-site work and already have CPR plus either a medical-assistant credential, CNA, or hands-on skills like phlebotomy, specimen collection, vital signs, and EHR workflow have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake the category's about $90k to $108k posted salary center for typical frontline pay; local BLS support pay is closer to $20.79 per hour and a $38,450 median annual wage.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 829 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Northwestern Memorial Hospital: 125 open roles
2. Endeavor Health: 90 open roles
3. Edward Elmhurst Health: 85 open roles
4. Advocate Health Care: 47 open roles
5. Advocate Health: 43 open roles
6. University of Chicago Medicine: 22 open roles
7. Fresenius Medical Care AG: 21 open roles
8. Loyola Medicine: 21 open roles
9. Duly Health and Care: 20 open roles
10. Central Dupage Hospital: 16 open roles

Where the openings are

• Chicago: 194
• Naperville: 36
• Arlington Heights: 30
• Evanston: 29
• Winfield: 28
• Elmhurst: 26
• Glenview: 25
• Lake Forest: 24

Work arrangement

on-site 812 (99%), hybrid 6 (1%)

Where the demand is

Most of the real opportunity is inside large provider systems, not small private offices. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 1,400 postings across more than 250 companies, with hospitals and health care accounting for about 65% of postings and another about 20% in healthcare. The most consistently active employers were Endeavor Health, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Edward Elmhurst Health, Advocate Health Care, and Duly Health and Care. Hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, which helps candidates who can run a broad, system-by-system search instead of betting on one flagship brand. This is also a strongly in-person, entry-skewed market. About 95% or more of postings are on-site, about 90% are entry level, and only about 5% of the sample comes from small employers. That means job seekers usually do better by targeting hospital campuses, rehab sites, outpatient networks, and system-affiliated clinics than by waiting for remote medical admin jobs or tiny office openings.

• Large hospital systems and academic medical centers (high): This is the core of the market, led by Endeavor Health, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Edward Elmhurst Health, and Advocate Health Care.
• Outpatient and multisite physician networks (moderate): Duly Health and Care and large system-affiliated clinic networks create openings for medical assistant, patient access, and workflow-heavy support roles, especially when paired with recognized credentials and EHR fluency.
• Rehab, lab-adjacent, and workforce-pipeline roles (moderate): Shirley Ryan AbilityLab expanded capacity to serve more than 275 patients daily, and local training plans now include phlebotomy, community health worker, medical laboratory assistant, and technician pathways.

Where to focus: Focus first on large health systems' on-site entry routes where CPR, MA or CNA credentials, phlebotomy, specimen collection, patient care, and EHR skills translate fastest into interviews.

Roles worth searching next

• Clinical laboratory technician or medical laboratory assistant: Chicago's new training plans explicitly include medical laboratory assistant and technician pathways, and local hospitals report about 500 annual openings for clinical laboratory technician roles in the region.
• Community health worker: Local training expansion also includes community health worker pathways, making it a realistic bridge for candidates strong in patient communication, outreach, and follow-up.
• Healthcare operations coordinator: Administrative workflow automation and EHR-heavy work are rising themes, so candidates with scheduling, registration, and documentation experience can pivot toward broader operations jobs in health systems.
• Rehab services coordination support: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's expansion adds capacity for more than 275 patients daily, creating spillover demand around rehab scheduling, support, and patient-flow work.

What postings ask for

• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most common named certification in local postings, appearing in about 15% of roles, so it clears an early screen across both support and some admin-adjacent jobs. Who: Entry-level seekers and career switchers.
• CMA / CCMA / RMA (differentiator | immediate): Medical-assistant credential variants each show up in about 10% of local postings, making them one of the fastest ways into clinic-based work. Who: Anyone targeting medical assistant, rooming, or outpatient support roles.
• CNA certification (differentiator | immediate): CNA appears less often than MA credentials in this posting mix, but it remains the clearest signal for bedside support, patient care tech, and long-term-care-style pathways. Who: Candidates aiming at inpatient, rehab, or hands-on support settings.
• Phlebotomy and specimen collection (premium | immediate): Specimen collection and phlebotomy each appear in about 25% of local postings, which makes them unusually portable across clinics, hospitals, and lab-adjacent work. Who: Medical-assistant candidates, lab-curious candidates, and career switchers trying to stand out quickly.
• Patient care and vital signs (table_stakes | immediate): Patient care appears in about 35% of postings, while vital signs monitoring appears in about 20%, so employers are screening for hands-on readiness rather than generic willingness to learn. Who: Anyone targeting frontline support roles.
• Electronic Health Records (EHR) (differentiator | near-term): EHR management is cited nationally as a top in-demand technical skill, especially when paired with accurate documentation and patient vital signs tracking. Who: Support staff moving toward patient access, clinic flow, records, or admin-heavy roles.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Government wage data for the support side of this market is modest. Chicago healthcare support occupations averaged $20.79 per hour in May 2025, with a median of $38,450, a 25th-percentile wage of $32,120, and a 75th-percentile wage of $46,900. A broader local support-family series put mean pay near $43,250 and median pay near $39,230 in 2025. By contrast, recent posted salary ranges for this combined category centered on about $90k to $108k, while hourly-paid postings centered on about $20 to $26 per hour; that higher annual band likely reflects the administrative and manager slice of the category rather than typical aide, assistant, or tech jobs. In plain English, this is a market where frontline support pay sits only a bit above the national healthcare-support average of $19.62 per hour, but well below Chicago's all-occupations average of $35.28 per hour. In a metro with a cost-of-living index around 118, that makes employer choice, commute, and shift timing matter almost as much as base wage.

Where is demand for Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN concentrated?

Most of the real opportunity is inside large provider systems, not small private offices. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 1,400 postings across more than 250 companies, with hospitals and health care accounting for about 65% of postings and another about 20% in healthcare. The most consistently active employers were Endeavor Health, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Edward Elmhurst Health, Advocate Health Care, and Duly Health and Care. Hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, which helps candidates who can run a broad, system-by-system search instead of betting on one flagship brand. This is also a strongly in-person, entry-skewed market. About 95% or more of postings are on-site, about 90% are entry level, and only about 5% of the sample comes from small employers. That means job seekers usually do better by targeting hospital campuses, rehab sites, outpatient networks, and system-affiliated clinics than by waiting for remote medical admin jobs or tiny office openings.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration talent in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Endeavor Health (125 postings), Northwestern Memorial Hospital (125 postings), Edward Elmhurst Health (100 postings), Advocate Health Care (75 postings), Duly Health and Care (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 2% are remote and 2% hybrid, with 96% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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