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Careers by Work Type
- Patient care
- Laboratory
- Support and administration
Patient care
| Career | Work type | Median salary | Higher education required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic trainer | Patient care | $49,000 | 4-6 years |
| Audiologist | Patient care | $79,000 | 8 years |
| Cardiac sonographer | Patient care | $78,000 | 2-6 years |
| Cardiovascular invasive specialist | Patient care | $61,000 | 1-3 years |
| Cardiovascular perfusionist | Patient care | $128,000 | 4-6 years |
| Child life specialist | Patient care | $60,000 | 4-6 years |
| Diagnostic medical sonographer | Patient care | $78,000 | 2-6 years |
| Dietitian | Patient care | $62,000 | 4 years |
| Emergency medicine paramedic | Patient care | $37,000 | 1-2 years |
| Genetic counselor | Patient care | $80,000 | 6 years |
| Hemodialysis technician | Patient care | $42,000 | Less than 1 year |
| Hospital chaplain | Patient care | $52,000 | 4-6 years |
| Medical massage therapist | Patient care | $47,000 | 1 year |
| Medical physicist | Patient care | $152,000 | 6-8 years |
| Medical social worker | Patient care | $62,000 | 4-6 years |
| Medical speech-language pathologist | Patient care | $79,000 | 6-8 years |
| Neurodiagnostic technologist | Patient care | $50,000 | 1-2 years |
| Nuclear medicine technologist | Patient care | $79,000 | 2-4 years |
| Nurse | Patient care | $78,000 | 1-8 years |
| Nurse anesthetist | Patient care | $196,000 | 6-8 years |
| Nurse midwife | Patient care | $113,000 | 6-8 years |
| Nurse practitioner | Patient care | $121,000 | 6-8 years |
| Occupational therapist | Patient care | $86,000 | 6-8 years |
| Orthoptist | Patient care | $100,000 | 4-6 years |
| Perioperative nurse | Patient care | $82,000 | 4-6 years |
| Pharmacist | Patient care | $129,000 | 6-8 years |
| Pharmacy technician | Patient care | $37,000 | 0-2 years |
| Phlebotomy technician | Patient care | $37,000 | Less than 1 year |
| Physical therapist | Patient care | $96,000 | 6-8 years |
| Physician assistant | Patient care | $122,000 | 6-7 years |
| Positron emission tomography technologist | Patient care | $79,000 | 2-4 years |
| Radiation therapist | Patient care | $83,000 | 2-4 years |
| Radiologic technologist | Patient care | $61,000 | 2-4 years |
| Recreational therapist | Patient care | $48,000 | 2-4 years |
| Respiratory therapist | Patient care | $62,000 | 2-4 years |
| Surgical first assistant | Patient care | $48,000 | 2-6 years |
| Surgical technologist | Patient care | $49,000 | 1-2 years |
Laboratory
| Career | Work type | Median salary | Higher education required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cytogenetic technologist | Laboratory | $67,000 | 4-5 years |
| Cytotechnologist | Laboratory | $74,000 | 4-5 years |
| Histology technician | Laboratory | $58,000 | 1-2 years |
| Medical laboratory scientist | Laboratory | $58,000 | 2-4 years |
| Molecular genetics technologist | Laboratory | $58,000 | 4-6 years |
| Pathologists' assistant | Laboratory | $89,000 | 6-8 years |
Support and administration
| Career | Work type | Median salary | Higher education required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central service technician | Support and administration | $42,000 | 1-4 years |
| Health information manager | Support and administration | $52,000 | 2-4 years |