Medical Assistant market brief · San Diego, CA
Medical Assistant Jobs in San Diego, CA
166 medical assistant openings are live in the San Diego, CA area from 50 employers, led by Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, and Neighborhood Healthcare. The middle half of posted salaries runs $47,840–$59,758 a year (median $51,896), from the 80% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 166
- Live medical assistant openings currently tracked in the San Diego market.
Companies hiring
- 50
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $51,896
- 80% of listings provide usable compensation data.
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 55%. 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
166
Hiring employers
50
Salary coverage
80%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
95
29 companies · $47,840 median
Established employers
62
14 companies · $60,091 median
Top of market
6
5 companies · $129,194 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$47,840
P50
$51,896
P75
$59,758
P90
$124,800
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live medical assistant listings in San Diego
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare medical assistant opportunities in San Diego, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 166 live roles tracked in this market.
- 50 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Medical Assistant in San Diego
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
166 medical assistant openings across 50 employers establish the current San Diego opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Scripps Health is one of the most active visible employers, with 23 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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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.
Where this market is hiring
Move from the San Diego market view into active employers and representative medical assistant openings
Employer activity · 50 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 166 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 San Diego
- Medical Assistant - Orthopedic Surgery - Torrey Pines · Scripps Health
- Medical Assistant - SRS San Diego Main/Float Pool - Neurology - Full-Time - Day Shift - Temporary · Sharp
- Medical Assistant - SRS Medical Specialties Float Pool - Per Diem - Day Shift · Sharp
- Medical Assistant - SRS Grossmont Medical Plaza - Neurology - Full-Time - Day Shift · Sharp
- Medical Assistant · AFC Urgent Care San Diego
- Medical Assistant 2 - Care View Health Center · SYHealth
- Medical Assistant 2 (PACE) - San Ysidro · SYHealth
- Medical Assistant - Temporary · Neighborhood Healthcare
- Director of Patient Care Services · The Elizabeth Hospice
- Medical Assistant PRN · Concentra
- Medical Assistant - Lead · Vista Community Clinic
- Medical Assistant, Sports Medicine · Family Health Centers of San Diego
- Medical Assistant - SRS Rancho Bernardo - Dermatology - Full-Time - Day Shift (4x10's) · Sharp
- Medical Assistant - Specialty · Vista Community Clinic
- Medical Assistant - Family Practice - Rancho San Diego · Scripps Health
- Patient Care Assistant - Medical/Oncology - La Jolla - Nights · Scripps Health
Medical Assistant jobs in San Diego: 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 San Diego?
Metaintro tracks 166 live medical assistant openings from 50 employers in the San Diego, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do medical assistant jobs in San Diego pay?
The median posted salary is $51,896 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $47,840 to $59,758. Based on the 80% of current listings that disclose pay.
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Which companies are hiring for medical assistant jobs in San Diego?
Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, Neighborhood Healthcare, and Sharp have the most open medical assistant roles here right now, out of 50 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the San Diego 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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