Healthcare Careers
78 careers in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical (SOC group 29), with BLS median pay and the education most workers have.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
| # | Career | Median pay | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acute Care Nurses | $97,550Broader BLS group | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | $97,550Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 3 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | $97,550Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 4 | Critical Care Nurses | $97,550Broader BLS group | Bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Registered Nurses | $97,550 | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $64,400 | Training or associate |
| 7 | Pharmacy Technicians | $45,750 | Training or associate |
| 8 | Allergists and Immunologists | $265,930Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 9 | Hospitalists | $265,930Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 10 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians | $265,930Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 11 | Preventive Medicine Physicians | $265,930Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 12 | Sports Medicine Physicians | $265,930Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 13 | Urologists | $265,930Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 14 | Nurse Practitioners | $132,300 | Graduate degree |
| 15 | Pharmacists | $140,910 | Graduate degree |
| 16 | Physical Therapists | $102,760 | Graduate degree |
| 17 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $80,110 | Training or associate |
| 18 | Dental Hygienists | $98,100 | Training or associate |
| 19 | Medical Records Specialists | $51,140 | Training or associate |
| 20 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $97,870 | Graduate degree |
| 21 | Neurodiagnostic Technologists | $50,290Broader BLS group | Training or associate |
| 22 | Ophthalmic Medical Technologists | $50,290Broader BLS group | Training or associate |
| 23 | Patient Representatives | $50,290Broader BLS group | Training or associate |
| 24 | Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists | $100,330Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 25 | Occupational Therapists | $100,330 | Graduate degree |
| 26 | Anesthesiologist Assistants | $135,880Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 27 | Physician Assistants | $135,880 | Graduate degree |
| 28 | Psychiatric Technicians | $45,130 | Training or associate |
| 29 | Respiratory Therapists | $82,280 | Training or associate |
| 30 | Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | $47,380 | Training or associate |
| 31 | Dentists, General | $170,950 | Graduate degree |
| 32 | Surgical Technologists | $64,650 | Training or associate |
| 33 | Family Medicine Physicians | $244,180 | Graduate degree |
| 34 | Paramedics | $60,600 | Training or associate |
| 35 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $96,590 | Training or associate |
| 36 | Veterinarians | $130,100 | Graduate degree |
| 37 | Dietitians and Nutritionists | $76,400 | Graduate degree |
| 38 | Opticians, Dispensing | $47,260 | Training or associate |
| 39 | Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | $45,570 | Training or associate |
| 40 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $256,560 | Graduate degree |
| 41 | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | $74,310 | Training or associate |
| 42 | Nurse Anesthetists | $236,590 | Graduate degree |
| 43 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | $95,480 | Training or associate |
| 44 | Optometrists | $136,570 | Graduate degree |
| 45 | Chiropractors | $79,200 | Graduate degree |
| 46 | Pediatricians, General | $210,040 | Graduate degree |
| 47 | Anesthesiologists | $391,490 | Graduate degree |
| 48 | Midwives | $65,790Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 49 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $335,550 | Graduate degree |
| 50 | Dietetic Technicians | $37,640 | Training or associate |
| 51 | Athletic Trainers | $62,520 | Graduate degree |
| 52 | Naturopathic Physicians | $115,210Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 53 | Orthoptists | $115,210Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 54 | Psychiatrists | $281,870 | Graduate degree |
| 55 | Radiologists | $420,860 | Graduate degree |
| 56 | Art Therapists | $77,930Broader BLS group | Graduate degree |
| 57 | Music Therapists | $77,930Broader BLS group | Bachelor's degree |
| 58 | Surgical Assistants | $66,800 | Training or associate |
| 59 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $292,910 | Graduate degree |
| 60 | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | $101,370 | Training or associate |
| 61 | Radiation Therapists | $105,310 | Training or associate |
| 62 | Recreational Therapists | $61,960 | Bachelor's degree |
| 63 | Audiologists | $95,780 | Graduate degree |
| 64 | Dermatologists | $328,730 | Graduate degree |
| 65 | Hearing Aid Specialists | $65,160 | Training or associate |
| 66 | Physicians, Pathologists | $312,400 | Graduate degree |
| 67 | Neurologists | $248,560 | Graduate degree |
| 68 | Podiatrists | $160,300 | Graduate degree |
| 69 | Orthotists and Prosthetists | $81,110 | Graduate degree |
| 70 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $300,080 | Graduate degree |
| 71 | Exercise Physiologists | $59,460 | Bachelor's degree |
| 72 | Nurse Midwives | $134,040 | Graduate degree |
| 73 | Acupuncturists | $76,040 | Graduate degree |
| 74 | Orthodontists | $289,140 | Graduate degree |
| 75 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | $352,220 | Graduate degree |
| 76 | Genetic Counselors | $100,040 | Graduate degree |
| 77 | Medical Dosimetrists | $147,470 | Bachelor's degree |
| 78 | Prosthodontists | $311,180 | Graduate degree |
- 1Acute Care Nurses
$97,550 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 2Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
$97,550 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 3Clinical Nurse Specialists
$97,550 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 4Critical Care Nurses
$97,550 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 5Registered Nurses
$97,550 · Bachelor's degree
- 6Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
$64,400 · Training or associate
- 7Pharmacy Technicians
$45,750 · Training or associate
- 8Allergists and Immunologists
$265,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 9Hospitalists
$265,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 10Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
$265,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 11Preventive Medicine Physicians
$265,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 12Sports Medicine Physicians
$265,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 13Urologists
$265,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 14Nurse Practitioners
$132,300 · Graduate degree
- 15Pharmacists
$140,910 · Graduate degree
- 16Physical Therapists
$102,760 · Graduate degree
- 17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
$80,110 · Training or associate
- 18Dental Hygienists
$98,100 · Training or associate
- 19Medical Records Specialists
$51,140 · Training or associate
- 20Speech-Language Pathologists
$97,870 · Graduate degree
- 21Neurodiagnostic Technologists
$50,290 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 22Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
$50,290 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 23Patient Representatives
$50,290 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 24Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
$100,330 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 25Occupational Therapists
$100,330 · Graduate degree
- 26Anesthesiologist Assistants
$135,880 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 27Physician Assistants
$135,880 · Graduate degree
- 28Psychiatric Technicians
$45,130 · Training or associate
- 29Respiratory Therapists
$82,280 · Training or associate
- 30Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
$47,380 · Training or associate
- 31Dentists, General
$170,950 · Graduate degree
- 32Surgical Technologists
$64,650 · Training or associate
- 33Family Medicine Physicians
$244,180 · Graduate degree
- 34Paramedics
$60,600 · Training or associate
- 35Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
$96,590 · Training or associate
- 36Veterinarians
$130,100 · Graduate degree
- 37Dietitians and Nutritionists
$76,400 · Graduate degree
- 38Opticians, Dispensing
$47,260 · Training or associate
- 39Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
$45,570 · Training or associate
- 40General Internal Medicine Physicians
$256,560 · Graduate degree
- 41Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
$74,310 · Training or associate
- 42Nurse Anesthetists
$236,590 · Graduate degree
- 43Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
$95,480 · Training or associate
- 44Optometrists
$136,570 · Graduate degree
- 45Chiropractors
$79,200 · Graduate degree
- 46Pediatricians, General
$210,040 · Graduate degree
- 47Anesthesiologists
$391,490 · Graduate degree
- 48Midwives
$65,790 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 49Emergency Medicine Physicians
$335,550 · Graduate degree
- 50Dietetic Technicians
$37,640 · Training or associate
- 51Athletic Trainers
$62,520 · Graduate degree
- 52Naturopathic Physicians
$115,210 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 53Orthoptists
$115,210 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 54Psychiatrists
$281,870 · Graduate degree
- 55Radiologists
$420,860 · Graduate degree
- 56Art Therapists
$77,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree
- 57Music Therapists
$77,930 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 58Surgical Assistants
$66,800 · Training or associate
- 59Obstetricians and Gynecologists
$292,910 · Graduate degree
- 60Nuclear Medicine Technologists
$101,370 · Training or associate
- 61Radiation Therapists
$105,310 · Training or associate
- 62Recreational Therapists
$61,960 · Bachelor's degree
- 63Audiologists
$95,780 · Graduate degree
- 64Dermatologists
$328,730 · Graduate degree
- 65Hearing Aid Specialists
$65,160 · Training or associate
- 66Physicians, Pathologists
$312,400 · Graduate degree
- 67Neurologists
$248,560 · Graduate degree
- 68Podiatrists
$160,300 · Graduate degree
- 69Orthotists and Prosthetists
$81,110 · Graduate degree
- 70Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
$300,080 · Graduate degree
- 71Exercise Physiologists
$59,460 · Bachelor's degree
- 72Nurse Midwives
$134,040 · Graduate degree
- 73Acupuncturists
$76,040 · Graduate degree
- 74Orthodontists
$289,140 · Graduate degree
- 75Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
$352,220 · Graduate degree
- 76Genetic Counselors
$100,040 · Graduate degree
- 77Medical Dosimetrists
$147,470 · Bachelor's degree
- 78Prosthodontists
$311,180 · Graduate degree
How this list is made: All careers in this BLS occupation group that have full data, most common jobs first (BLS employment). Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025 national median.