00 Days
00 Hours
00 Mins
00 Secs
❄️
❄️
❄️
❄️
Independence Day Sale — Get 50% OFF This Program + Laptop. Pay $1,725 instead of $3,450 Upfront. Use FREEDOM50 at Checkout | Ends July 6 | Enroll Now Independence Day Sale — Get 50% OFF This Program + Laptop. Pay $1,250 instead of $2,500 Upfront. Use FREEDOM50 at Checkout | Ends July 6 | Enroll Now Independence Day Sale — Get 50% OFF This Program + Laptop. Pay $1,725 instead of $3,450 Upfront. Use FREEDOM50 at Checkout | Ends July 6 | Enroll Now Independence Day Sale — Get 40% OFF This Program + Laptop. Pay $1,200 instead of $2,000 Upfront. Use FREEDOM40 at Checkout | Ends July 6 | Enroll Now Independence Day Sale — Get up to 40% OFF This Program + Laptop. Use Code: FREEDOM40 at Checkout | Ends July 6 | Enroll Now Independence Day Sale — Get up to 50% OFF This Program + Laptop. Use Code: FREEDOM50 at Checkout | Ends July 6 | Enroll Now Independence Day Sale — Get up to 50% OFF Any Program + Laptop. Use Code: FREEDOM40 or FREEDOM50 at Checkout | Ends July 6 | Enroll Now
Got Questions? (855) 590-6601

Health Tech Academy Blog

How to Get Hired as a Medical Assistant in California

California is the rare state where you can legally work as a medical assistant (MA) with zero certification – and still lose the job to someone holding a laminated card from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). The state issues no MA license. Employers never got that memo. Roughly 94% of them require or strongly encourage certification anyway, per NHA's own employer data, which makes "technically I don't need one" among the weaker opening moves in healthcare hiring. California also employs more medical assistants than any other state – north of 110,000 and climbing. That’s a glut of applicants who never bothered to look certification-ready.

June 24, 2026
Explore these Topics
Page

Learn More About Our Programs

Jump start your healthcare career

Get Job Ready. Faster.

HealthTech Academy is designed to accelerate your path to a well-paying healthcare career, on your schedule. From selecting the right program to career mentorship, our team is here to help you succeed.

job-training