What is the risk of being a medical assisting?not a nurse assisting but a medical assisting

What do you mean as risk, you risk lower pay than a nurse, but each job has its values and its duties.

Depending on which clinic setting you work in, you may only be exposed to clerical duties, receptionist duties, clinical duties, etc.

Have you done any homework on this yet? The US Labor Dept, Bureau of Labor Statistics has ALL kinds of information - from qualifications, schooling, duties, pay, etc. You can find that information either at your library, your school guidance counselor or the Job Service.

If you are talking about health risks - that will depend on your office setting. ANY health settings has certain risks - you stand the same chance of getting a cold, the flu, etc. as anyone else who comes in contact with a sick person.

But read up on this.
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