High paying healthcare support jobs in America

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in America. 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.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, America · Employed

1Occupational Therapy Assistants$72,300
Associate's degree
$51,490 – $89,78051,290
2Physical Therapist Assistants$68,380
Associate's degree
$47,750 – $89,510112,430
3Massage Therapists$58,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,640 – $100,20098,790
4Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$48,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $71,470109,740
5Dental Assistants$48,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,130 – $62,250387,790
6Medical Equipment Preparers$47,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $69,95077,420
7Medical Assistants$45,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,050 – $59,310817,870
8Phlebotomists$45,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,780 – $58,780143,540
9Nursing Assistants$42,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,940 – $51,9801.4M
10Orderlies$38,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $50,60052,440
11Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,120 – $49,150126,580
12Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,040 – $45,0404.3M

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmerica	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$72,300	$51,490 – $89,780	51,290
2	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$68,380	$47,750 – $89,510	112,430
3	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,450	$33,640 – $100,200	98,790
4	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,430	$34,770 – $71,470	109,740
5	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,070	$37,130 – $62,250	387,790
6	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,700	$36,410 – $69,950	77,420
7	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,690	$36,050 – $59,310	817,870
8	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,230	$35,780 – $58,780	143,540
9	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,260	$33,940 – $51,980	1.4M
10	OrderliesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,290	$32,240 – $50,600	52,440
11	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,150	$30,120 – $49,150	126,580
12	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,800	$27,040 – $45,040	4.3M

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