High paying healthcare support jobs in Mississippi

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Mississippi. 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 Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Mississippi salary is worth about 1.15× 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 Mississippi.

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

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OccupationMedian, Mississippi · Employed

1Physical Therapist Assistants$61,770
Associate's degree
$51,720 – $78,8301,150
2Occupational Therapy Assistants$61,650
Associate's degree
$51,920 – $78,320420
3Dental Assistants$39,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,650 – $58,6203,080
4Phlebotomists$36,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,730 – $47,9801,200
5Medical Assistants$35,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,210 – $45,0703,340
6Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$34,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,960 – $60,860520
7Nursing Assistants$31,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,050 – $38,29014,200
8Psychiatric Aides$30,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,420 – $38,1302,490
9Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,060 – $45,440560
10Orderlies$29,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,840 – $36,980440
11Pharmacy Aides$28,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,130 – $41,200660
12Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,870 – $29,62021,800

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

#	Occupation	MedianMississippi	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,770	$51,720 – $78,830	1,150
2	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,650	$51,920 – $78,320	420
3	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,160	$30,650 – $58,620	3,080
4	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,290	$27,730 – $47,980	1,200
5	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,360	$29,210 – $45,070	3,340
6	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,900	$27,960 – $60,860	520
7	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,520	$27,050 – $38,290	14,200
8	Psychiatric AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,510	$24,420 – $38,130	2,490
9	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,360	$26,060 – $45,440	560
10	OrderliesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,790	$26,840 – $36,980	440
11	Pharmacy AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,380	$23,130 – $41,200	660
12	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$23,860	$21,870 – $29,620	21,800

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