High paying healthcare support jobs in Connecticut

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Connecticut. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single healthcare support job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Connecticut run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Connecticut salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Connecticut.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Connecticut · Employed

1Physical Therapist Assistants$75,880
Associate's degree
$62,070 – $82,870980
2Occupational Therapy Assistants$72,780
Associate's degree
$60,180 – $81,400820
3Massage Therapists$62,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $97,870700
4Dental Assistants$56,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,630 – $60,9003,840
5Medical Equipment Preparers$47,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,910 – $62,6901,060
6Medical Assistants$47,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,480 – $59,53010,250
7Phlebotomists$45,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,360 – $59,7301,630
8Nursing Assistants$44,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,660 – $53,87021,380
9Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$44,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $66,1101,550
10Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$44,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920 – $59,9501,390
11Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $45,15049,510
12Orderlies$37,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,890 – $46,710980

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianConnecticut	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$75,880	$62,070 – $82,870	980
2	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$72,780	$60,180 – $81,400	820
3	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,260	$34,010 – $97,870	700
4	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,850	$38,630 – $60,900	3,840
5	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,980	$38,910 – $62,690	1,060
6	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,430	$38,480 – $59,530	10,250
7	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,820	$38,360 – $59,730	1,630
8	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,790	$38,660 – $53,870	21,380
9	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,550	$37,080 – $66,110	1,550
10	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,250	$35,920 – $59,950	1,390
11	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,990	$34,010 – $45,150	49,510
12	OrderliesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,550	$34,890 – $46,710	980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Connecticut. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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