Medical Technical Assistant 1-OB/GYN (Knoxville)
Listed compensation
$19.20/hr
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Job Description
Market Range: 04
Hiring Salary: $19.20/Hourly
This Position Is Located in Knoxville, TN
The Medical Technical Assistant 1 (CMA) provides nursing support for OB/GYN
Nurse Practitioners and Resident Physicians in Graduate Medical Education outpatient setting.
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Technical Assistant provides nursing support for OB/GYN Nurse Practitioners and Resident Physicians in an outpatient setting. They are responsible for assisting with clinical tasks and managing time effectively within the medical office.
Requirements
Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED and at least six months of outpatient medicine experience. A CMA, CCMA, or equivalent certification and current CPR certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
OB/GYN Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$40k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Technical Assistant 1-OB/GYN (Knoxville) at University of Tennessee a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all OB/GYN healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$40k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Living in Knoxville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $358k
- Typical market rent
- $1,712/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.6
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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