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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

92 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations include physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other licensed professionals who diagnose and treat patients.

Top Metro Areas for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Occupation Median Annual
Acupuncturists $78,140
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other —
Anesthesiologists —
Anesthesiologists —
Athletic Trainers $60,250
Audiologists $92,120
Cardiologists —
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $67,260
Chiropractors $79,000
Dental Hygienists $94,260
Dental Hygienists —
Dentists, All Other Specialists $225,770
Dentists, General $172,790
Dermatologists —
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $89,340
Dietetic Technicians $37,040
Dietitians and Nutritionists $73,850
Emergency Medical Technicians $41,340
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics —
Emergency Medicine Physicians —
Exercise Physiologists $58,160
Family Medicine Physicians $238,380
Family and General Practitioners —
General Internal Medicine Physicians $236,350
Genetic Counselors $98,910
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other —
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $67,310
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other —
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $48,790
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $113,730
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $64,030
Hearing Aid Specialists $61,560
Internists, General —
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $62,340
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $88,180
Medical Dosimetrists $138,110
Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other —
Medical Records Specialists $50,250
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians —
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians —
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists —
Neurologists —
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $97,020
Nurse Anesthetists $223,210
Nurse Midwives $128,790
Nurse Practitioners $129,210
Obstetricians and Gynecologists —
Obstetricians and Gynecologists —
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists —
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians —
Occupational Therapists $98,340
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $44,080
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric —
Opticians, Dispensing $46,560
Optometrists $134,830
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons —
Orthodontists —
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric —
Orthotists and Prosthetists $78,310
Paramedics $58,410
Pediatric Surgeons —
Pediatricians, General —
Pediatricians, General $210,130
Pharmacists $137,480
Pharmacy Technicians $43,460
Physical Therapists $101,020
Physician Assistants $133,260
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other —
Physicians, All Other —
Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric —
Physicians, Pathologists —
Podiatrists $152,800
Prosthodontists —
Psychiatric Technicians $42,590
Psychiatrists —
Psychiatrists —
Radiation Therapists $101,990
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $77,660
Radiologists —
Recreational Therapists $60,280
Registered Nurses $93,600
Respiratory Therapists $80,450
Respiratory Therapy Technicians —
Speech-Language Pathologists $95,410
Surgeons —
Surgeons, All Other —
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists —
Surgical Assistants $60,290
Surgical Technologists $62,830
Therapists, All Other $65,010
Veterinarians $125,510
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $45,980