Medical Assistant Jobs in Dallas, TX

Observed local pay for healthcare support is modest. BLS puts the Dallas-Fort Worth median for healthcare support occupations at about $40,800 a year ($19.62/hour) and the mean hourly wage at $18.27, while the broader healthcare support occupational family shows a $36,790 median, $27,480 at the 25th percentile, and $45,560 at the 75th percentile. Recent local postings, however, center on about $18 to $21 / hour for hourly roles and about $65k to $85k for salaried roles, which likely mixes frontline support jobs with higher-paid administrative and manager titles.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 122 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $38,480 at the 25th percentile, $43,680 at the median and $48,225 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

Dallas-Fort Worth is a workable market for Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.4% in August 2026, up 4.8% from a year earlier, while local education and health services employment was 528.1 thousand, up 0.5139% year over year. Texas-wide occupation data points to steady replacement hiring more than fast expansion: employment in this category was essentially flat year over year in September 2026, while active postings were up 0.7%.

Best positioned: Your best odds right now are as an on-site candidate who can contribute immediately in high-volume provider settings and already has one of the common local credentials such as medical assistant certification, CPR/BLS, or CNA.

Main caution: Do not treat the higher salaried administration postings as the typical pay for frontline support work; local government wage data for healthcare support is much lower than the mixed annual salary bands seen in recent postings.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 429 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Methodist Health System: 29 open roles
2. Baylor Scott & White Health LLC: 28 open roles
3. Cook Children's: 15 open roles
4. HCA Healthcare: 14 open roles
5. Pediatric Associates Family of Companies: 14 open roles
6. Texas Health Resources, Inc.: 14 open roles
7. Medical City Healthcare: 13 open roles
8. PAFC: 12 open roles
9. Fresenius Medical Care AG: 9 open roles
10. Walmart Inc.: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Dallas: 109
• Fort Worth: 47
• Plano: 21
• McKinney: 17
• Frisco: 16
• Irving: 13
• Southlake: 12
• Richardson: 11

Work arrangement

on-site 388 (93%), hybrid 26 (6%), remote 2 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated inside provider organizations. In the local posting sample, hospitals and health care account for about 50% of visible demand and healthcare for about 35%, while health care services & hospitals and medical practices are much smaller slices at about 5% each. The most consistently active named employers include Methodist Health System, HCA Healthcare, HCA Healthcare, Inc., Methodist Health, Cantex, Baylor Scott & White Health LLC, DaVita Inc., and Fresenius Medical Care AG. That mix creates three practical lanes. Acute-care systems are the clearest volume market and the best place to enter if you want future internal mobility. Post-acute, long-term care, and dialysis operators are also important and may move faster if you can work shifts and handle repetitive patient-care or workflow demands. Small private practices exist, but they are a thinner slice of the visible market and usually offer fewer shots on goal. The market also skews junior: about 75% of sampled postings are entry level and about 25% mid level, with less than 5% senior and about 5% lead+. That is good news for people trying to break in, but it also means you should expect many roles to be task-heavy, on-site, and tightly specified.

• Hospitals and large health systems (high): This is the biggest visible lane locally, backed by the heavy hospitals-and-health-care mix and recurring activity from Methodist Health System, HCA, and Baylor Scott & White Health LLC.
• Post-acute care, skilled nursing, and dialysis (moderate): Cantex, DaVita Inc., and Fresenius Medical Care AG show that post-acute and specialty outpatient care remain meaningful employers for support and coordination work.
• Small medical practices (limited): Medical practices are only about 5% of the visible local posting mix, so they can still be good fits but should not be your only search target.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site hospital and specialty-outpatient openings where patient care plus front-end workflow skills can get you in fastest.

Roles worth searching next

• Licensed vocational nurse (LVN): It is a natural step for patient-facing support workers who want stronger wages and clearer clinical progression.
• Practice operations coordinator: This fits candidates who are strongest in scheduling, patient flow, documentation quality, and office throughput rather than direct care.
• Revenue cycle analyst or payer operations specialist: This is a logical move for people who already handle insurance verification, authorizations, or records accuracy.
• Health-tech customer support or patient onboarding specialist: Patient access, scheduling, and EHR comfort transfer well into digital-health service roles.

What postings ask for

• Medical assistant certification (CMA or RMA) plus current BLS card (differentiator | immediate): Medical assistant certification is one of the most common local requirements, and national employer survey data says certified candidates are preferred when other factors are equal. Who: Entry-level medical assistants and career switchers targeting clinic or ambulatory roles.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (differentiator | immediate): CNA shows up among the common stated credentials in local postings and is one of the cleaner ways to qualify for aide-heavy openings. Who: Job seekers aiming at nursing assistant, patient care tech, rehab, or post-acute work.
• Phlebotomy and specimen collection (premium | immediate): Phlebotomy and specimen collection are among the most requested hard skills in local postings, which makes them strong screening advantages for patient-facing roles. Who: Medical assistants, patient care techs, and anyone trying to move above the most basic entry tier.
• Vital signs monitoring, patient care, and infection control (table_stakes | immediate): These are core repeated requirements in the local sample and signal that employers want hands-on readiness, not just general healthcare interest. Who: Anyone targeting bedside-adjacent or rooming-based roles.
• Insurance verification, HIPAA, and medical terminology (differentiator | immediate): These skills show up repeatedly in local postings and map especially well to patient access, front office, and admin-heavy workflows. Who: Career switchers and support workers who want to move toward coordination or administration.
• EHR proficiency, especially Epic or athenahealth (differentiator | near-term): EHR proficiency is a core employer signal for medical-assistant-style work and helps bridge between clinical support and administrative throughput. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers aiming for patient access, clinic support, or practice operations roles.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Observed local pay for healthcare support is modest. BLS puts the Dallas-Fort Worth median for healthcare support occupations at about $40,800 a year ($19.62/hour) and the mean hourly wage at $18.27, while the broader healthcare support occupational family shows a $36,790 median, $27,480 at the 25th percentile, and $45,560 at the 75th percentile. Recent local postings, however, center on about $18 to $21 / hour for hourly roles and about $65k to $85k for salaried roles, which likely mixes frontline support jobs with higher-paid administrative and manager titles. For most frontline applicants, this is a moderate-pay market with broad access, not a high-pay market. The better annual bands likely sit in administration-heavy roles, not in the median support job.

Where is demand for Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated inside provider organizations. In the local posting sample, hospitals and health care account for about 50% of visible demand and healthcare for about 35%, while health care services & hospitals and medical practices are much smaller slices at about 5% each. The most consistently active named employers include Methodist Health System, HCA Healthcare, HCA Healthcare, Inc., Methodist Health, Cantex, Baylor Scott & White Health LLC, DaVita Inc., and Fresenius Medical Care AG. That mix creates three practical lanes. Acute-care systems are the clearest volume market and the best place to enter if you want future internal mobility. Post-acute, long-term care, and dialysis operators are also important and may move faster if you can work shifts and handle repetitive patient-care or workflow demands. Small private practices exist, but they are a thinner slice of the visible market and usually offer fewer shots on goal. The market also skews junior: about 75% of sampled postings are entry level and about 25% mid level, with less than 5% senior and about 5% lead+. That is good news for people trying to break in, but it also means you should expect many roles to be task-heavy, on-site, and tightly specified.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration talent in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Methodist Health System (more than 30 postings), HCA Healthcare (more than 20 postings), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (more than 20 postings), Methodist Health (more than 20 postings), Cantex (around 15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

How current are these listings?

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