Medical Assistant market brief · Des Moines, IA
Medical Assistant Jobs in Des Moines, IA
78 medical assistant openings are live in the Des Moines, IA area from 19 employers, led by UnityPoint Health, trinityhealth, and Vibra Travels.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 78
- Live medical assistant openings currently tracked in the Des Moines market.
Companies hiring
- 19
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- Not published
- Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 9%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
78
Hiring employers
19
Salary coverage
26%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
39
8 companies · $39,520 median
Established employers
11
4 companies
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- Open live medical assistant listings in Des Moines
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare medical assistant opportunities in Des Moines, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 78 live roles tracked in this market.
- 19 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Medical Assistant in Des Moines
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
78 medical assistant openings across 19 employers establish the current Des Moines opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
UnityPoint Health is one of the most active visible employers, with 25 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 19 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 78 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More medical assistant openings in Des Moines
- Patient Care Techncian-3N Cardiology-Lutheran · UnityPoint Health
- Patient Care Techncian-3N Cardiology-Lutheran · UnityPoint Health
- Patient Care Technician · UnityPoint Health
- Patient Care Technician · UnityPoint Health
- Patient Care Technician-3W Orthopedics and Med/Surg-West · UnityPoint Health
- Patient Care Technician · UnityPoint Health
- Medical Assistant/ LPN Ankeny Urgent Care · trinityhealth
- Patient Care Tech FT Days Cardiac Surgery Telemetry · trinityhealth
- Patient Care Technician · DaVita
- Patient Care Technician · DaVita
- Patient Care Asst West PeriOp FT Days · trinityhealth
- Medical Assistant · IVI RMA North America
- Medical Assistant - University Clinic · Primary Health Care (PHC)
- Certified Medical Assistant - CMA - Altoona Family Medicine - $5,000 sign on bonus offered! · UnityPoint Health
- Certified Medical Assistant - Ingersoll Urgent Care - $5,000 sign on bonus offered! · UnityPoint Health
- Express Care & Urgent Care Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Virtual Indeed Hiring Event · UnityPoint Health
Medical Assistant jobs in Des Moines: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many medical assistant jobs are open in Des Moines?
Metaintro tracks 78 live medical assistant openings from 19 employers in the Des Moines, IA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Which companies are hiring for medical assistant jobs in Des Moines?
UnityPoint Health, trinityhealth, Vibra Travels, and Treva Corp have the most open medical assistant roles here right now, out of 19 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Medical Assistant demand around Des Moines.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Des Moines market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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