By Salary

Careers by Salary

Career	Median salary	Work type	Higher education required
Pharmacy technician	$32,000	Patient care	0-2 years
Phlebotomy technician	$34,000	Patient care	Less than 1 year
Central service technician	$35,000	Support and administration	1-4 years
Health information manager	$39,000	Support and administration	2-4 years
Hemodialysis technician	$39,000	Patient care	Less than 1 year
Medical massage therapist	$40,000	Patient care	1 year
Emergency medicine paramedic	$45,000	Patient care	1-2 years
Surgical technologist	$46,000	Patient care	1-2 years
Athletic trainer	$47,000	Patient care	4-6 years
Hospital chaplain	$48,000	Patient care	4-6 years
Recreational therapist	$48,000	Patient care	2-4 years
Neurodiagnostic technologist	$50,000	Patient care	1-2 years
Histology technician	$52,000	Laboratory	1-2 years
Medical laboratory scientist	$52,000	Laboratory	2-4 years
Molecular genetics technologist	$52,000	Laboratory	4-6 years
Cardiovascular invasive specialist	$55,000	Patient care	1-3 years
Medical social worker	$55,000	Patient care	4-6 years

Career	Median salary	Work type	Higher education required
Surgical first assistant	$56,000	Patient care	2-6 years
Radiologic technologist	$58,000	Patient care	2-4 years
Dietitian	$59,000	Patient care	4 years
Child life specialist	$60,000	Patient care	4-6 years
Respiratory therapist	$60,000	Patient care	2-4 years
Cytogenetic technologist	$61,000	Laboratory	4-5 years
Pathologists' assistant	$69,000	Laboratory	6-8 years
Nurse	$70,000	Patient care	1-8 years
Perioperative nurse	$70,000	Patient care	4-6 years
Cardiac sonographer	$71,000	Patient care	2-6 years
Diagnostic medical sonographer	$71,000	Patient care	2-6 years
Cytotechnologist	$75,000	Laboratory	4-5 years

Career	Median salary	Work type	Higher education required
Audiologist	$76,000	Patient care	8 years
Nuclear medicine technologist	$76,000	Patient care	2-4 years
Orthoptist	$76,000	Patient care	4-6 years
Positron emission tomography technologist	$76,000	Patient care	2-4 years
Genetic counselor	$77,000	Patient care	6 years
Medical speech-language pathologist	$77,000	Patient care	6-8 years
Radiation therapist	$81,000	Patient care	2-4 years
Occupational therapist	$83,000	Patient care	6-8 years
Physical therapist	$87,000	Patient care	6-8 years
Nurse midwife	$104,000	Patient care	6-8 years
Nurse practitioner	$107,000	Patient care	6-8 years
Physician assistant	$108,000	Patient care	6-7 years
Medical physicist	$119,000	Patient care	6-8 years
Cardiovascular perfusionist	$124,000	Patient care	4-6 years
Pharmacist	$124,000	Patient care	6-8 years
Nurse anesthetist	$168,000	Patient care	6-8 years