High paying healthcare support jobs in Indiana

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Indiana. 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana salary is worth about 1.07× 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 Indiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Occupational Therapy Assistants$66,660
Associate's degree
$43,340 – $86,8701,490
2Physical Therapist Assistants$65,280
Associate's degree
$46,410 – $80,0602,830
3Massage Therapists$55,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,140 – $83,1401,480
4Dental Assistants$48,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,880 – $60,5906,690
5Medical Equipment Preparers$45,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,400 – $60,5301,750
6Medical Assistants$45,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,060 – $50,48019,630
7Psychiatric Aides$44,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050 – $72,8001,930
8Phlebotomists$39,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,870 – $48,2902,410
9Orderlies$38,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,120 – $41,4501,060
10Nursing Assistants$38,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,390 – $46,89033,640
11Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,580 – $44,7802,810
12Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,390 – $39,48057,050

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$66,660	$43,340 – $86,870	1,490
2	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,280	$46,410 – $80,060	2,830
3	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,590	$38,140 – $83,140	1,480
4	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,670	$36,880 – $60,590	6,690
5	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,210	$35,400 – $60,530	1,750
6	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,110	$37,060 – $50,480	19,630
7	Psychiatric AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,860	$37,050 – $72,800	1,930
8	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,250	$35,870 – $48,290	2,410
9	OrderliesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,540	$32,120 – $41,450	1,060
10	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,330	$35,390 – $46,890	33,640
11	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,420	$29,580 – $44,780	2,810
12	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,060	$29,390 – $39,480	57,050

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Indiana. 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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