Vocational Index

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Healthcare support

17 careers in healthcare support.

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CareerMedian yearly payAll workers · May 2025Projected growth2025–35Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35Typical education to start
Home health and personal care aides No bachelor's needed $35,800 +18.1% 760,500 High school diploma or equivalent
Nursing assistants No bachelor's needed $42,260 +2.6% 196,200 Postsecondary nondegree award
Medical assistants No bachelor's needed $45,690 +12.9% 109,700 Postsecondary nondegree award
Dental assistants No bachelor's needed $48,070 +7.4% 53,000 Postsecondary nondegree award
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers No bachelor's needed $38,150 +9.1% 23,200 High school diploma or equivalent
Massage therapists Strong outlook No bachelor's needed $58,450 +15.3% 20,400 Postsecondary nondegree award
Physical therapist assistants Strong outlook No bachelor's needed $68,380 +23.0% 18,500 Associate's degree
Phlebotomists No bachelor's needed $45,230 +6.8% 18,000 Postsecondary nondegree award
Healthcare support workers, all other No bachelor's needed $48,430 +4.8% 14,100 High school diploma or equivalent
Medical equipment preparers No bachelor's needed $47,700 +10.8% 10,700 High school diploma or equivalent
Occupational therapy assistants Strong outlook No bachelor's needed $72,300 +21.5% 8,100 Associate's degree
Orderlies No bachelor's needed $38,290 +4.0% 7,200 High school diploma or equivalent
Physical therapist aides No bachelor's needed $35,240 +4.0% 6,400 High school diploma or equivalent
Medical transcriptionists No bachelor's needed $40,410 -4.4% 6,200 Postsecondary nondegree award
Pharmacy aides No bachelor's needed $37,680 -0.7% 5,100 High school diploma or equivalent
Psychiatric aides No bachelor's needed $44,910 +1.9% 4,900 High school diploma or equivalent
Occupational therapy aides No bachelor's needed $39,160 +3.6% 600 High school diploma or equivalent

Median yearly pay is from May 2025, for all workers at every experience level: half earn more, half less. Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025 to 2035; openings include jobs that come open as people retire or change careers.