Medical Assistant Jobs in New York, NY

Government data says metro healthcare support pay averaged $20.91 an hour in May 2025, with the broader healthcare support family at $40,100 median, $46,420 at the 75th percentile, and $52,440 at the 90th percentile; current posted hourly roles center on about $20 to $24, while mixed support/admin salary postings center on about $75k to $85k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 810 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $44,720 at the 25th percentile, $50,981 at the median and $57,834 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

This is a workable market, but not an easy one: metro unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026, down -12.9630% year over year, while education and health services employment grew 3.0748% year over year, much faster than total metro nonfarm growth of 0.5029%. The category matters locally—healthcare support made up 8.9% of metro employment in May 2025 versus 5.1% nationally—and we observed more than 2,300 recent postings across more than 450 companies. Still, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows New York statewide openings for this occupation family down 4.5% year over year in September 2026 even as employment was up 0.8%, which usually means real demand but tighter competition for each posted role.

Best positioned: Candidates who can work on-site and show patient care, phlebotomy, vital signs, specimen collection, EKG, plus BLS, have the best odds—especially in hospital systems where Hackensack Meridian Health, NYU Langone, and Atlantic Health appear frequently in postings.

Main caution: This category mixes lower-paid support jobs with far better-paid administrative and manager roles, so a posting cluster around about $75k to $85k does not describe typical frontline support pay, which BLS places around $20.91 an hour and $40,100 at the median for the broader healthcare support family.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,007 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. NYU Langone: 124 open roles
2. Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc.: 77 open roles
3. Summit Health: 54 open roles
4. Atlantic Health: 52 open roles
5. RWJBarnabas Health Inc: 49 open roles
6. CityMD: 41 open roles
7. Mount Sinai International: 33 open roles
8. Northwell Health, Inc.: 32 open roles
9. Englewood Health: 24 open roles
10. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: 24 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 203
• Village of Mineola: 28
• Morristown: 28
• Brooklyn: 25
• New Brunswick: 21
• Hackensack: 18
• Bronx: 18
• Teaneck: 18

Work arrangement

on-site 971 (98%), hybrid 15 (2%), remote 2 (0%)

Where the demand is

Opportunities are concentrated first in hospitals and large health systems. In the recent posting sample, hospitals and health care accounted for about 50% of category openings, another about 30% came from healthcare, and about 10% from health care services & hospitals. The named employers appearing most often were Hackensack Meridian Health with more than 125 postings, NYU Langone with more than 75, and Atlantic Health with more than 50, but overall hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one system. The second concentration is at the frontline end of the ladder. About 90% of sampled postings were entry level, hourly roles centered on about $20 to $24, and about 95% or more were on-site. That makes the market better for candidates who can start quickly, commute reliably, and show task-level readiness than for applicants seeking remote healthcare administration. Home-based care is the other major pocket. New York City home health care services and individual and family services added 161,000 jobs from September 2022 through September 2025, representing 77% of health and social assistance sector growth, and that expansion was significantly fueled by CDPAP. That keeps aides and caregiver-adjacent roles relevant, though program rules and labor changes can shape where openings sit.

• Hospital systems and major provider networks (high): This is the clearest concentration of openings, with hospitals and health care making up about 50% of the sample and named activity from Hackensack Meridian Health, NYU Langone, and Atlantic Health.
• Home-based care and caregiver programs (high): Home care remains structurally important after 161,000 jobs were added in home health and related family services from September 2022 through September 2025, though it is more exposed to policy and labor-model changes.
• Administrative and management tracks (moderate): This lane offers the best pay upside, but it is not the bulk of the market; current postings are mostly entry level even though medical and health services managers average $193,180 in the metro.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds in the next 90 days, focus first on on-site hospital and large-system roles that match direct patient-support or patient-access workflow, then widen to home-based care if speed matters more than schedule flexibility.

Roles worth searching next

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN): It is a common upward move from aide, assistant, or tech work because you already build patient-contact habits and comfort in care settings.
• Social and human service assistant / care coordinator: This is a reasonable bridge for candidates strongest in documentation, follow-up, scheduling, and client support rather than hands-on clinical tasks.
• Health insurance claims or prior authorization specialist: It uses transferable skills from medical terminology, records, patient communication, and workflow accuracy.
• Customer support specialist in healthcare payer or provider service centers: This fits switchers or former patient-access candidates who are good at intake, problem resolution, and high-volume communication.

What postings ask for

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (table_stakes | immediate): BLS is one of the most commonly named certifications in local postings and helps you clear first-pass screening for patient-facing roles. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers targeting patient-facing work.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP certification (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings also call out the AHA healthcare-provider version specifically, so the exact card can matter, not just a generic CPR mention. Who: Anyone applying to hospital systems or patient care tech roles.
• Patient care (table_stakes | immediate): Patient care is the most-requested hard skill in the sample at about 35%, so resume bullets should show concrete patient-facing tasks, not vague assistance language. Who: All frontline support candidates.
• Phlebotomy (differentiator | immediate): Phlebotomy appears in about 25% of sampled postings, making it one of the clearest skill separators among otherwise similar entry applicants. Who: Medical assistants, patient care techs, and candidates trying to move above basic aide roles.
• Vital signs monitoring (table_stakes | immediate): Vitals appears in about 20% of sampled postings, which means employers want evidence of safe, routine bedside workflow—not just soft skills. Who: CNAs, MAs, patient care techs, and recent grads.
• EKG (differentiator | near-term): EKG shows up in about 15% of local postings and tends to signal a more employable clinical-support toolkit. Who: Candidates aiming for hospital-based support roles rather than basic home-care work.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Government data says metro healthcare support pay averaged $20.91 an hour in May 2025, with the broader healthcare support family at $40,100 median, $46,420 at the 75th percentile, and $52,440 at the 90th percentile; current posted hourly roles center on about $20 to $24, while mixed support/admin salary postings center on about $75k to $85k. That gap exists because this category bundles frontline aides and assistants with much better-paid administrative and management jobs; medical and health services managers in the metro averaged $193,180 in May 2025.

Where is demand for Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

Opportunities are concentrated first in hospitals and large health systems. In the recent posting sample, hospitals and health care accounted for about 50% of category openings, another about 30% came from healthcare, and about 10% from health care services & hospitals. The named employers appearing most often were Hackensack Meridian Health with more than 125 postings, NYU Langone with more than 75, and Atlantic Health with more than 50, but overall hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one system. The second concentration is at the frontline end of the ladder. About 90% of sampled postings were entry level, hourly roles centered on about $20 to $24, and about 95% or more were on-site. That makes the market better for candidates who can start quickly, commute reliably, and show task-level readiness than for applicants seeking remote healthcare administration. Home-based care is the other major pocket. New York City home health care services and individual and family services added 161,000 jobs from September 2022 through September 2025, representing 77% of health and social assistance sector growth, and that expansion was significantly fueled by CDPAP. That keeps aides and caregiver-adjacent roles relevant, though program rules and labor changes can shape where openings sit.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Hackensack Meridian Health (125 postings), NYU Langone (75 postings), Atlantic Health (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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