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Will AI replace medical assistants?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting medical assistants. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 199 live medical assistants openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 5% of current medical assistants openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
199live openings
5%ask for AI skills
3%remote
34companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Healthcare, Attention to Detail, Teamwork, Customer Service, Primary Care — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| One Medical | 33 |
| PhyNet Dermatology LLC (External) | 23 |
| MedElite Group, LLC. | 16 |
| Luminis Health | 16 |
| Clover Health | 13 |
| The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation | 10 |
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