Healthcare Support Occupations - Boston Metro Area
Click on an occupation in the table below for more detailed information:
| data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||||
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
Total Employment |
Jobs per 1000 |
Location Quotient |
Median Annual Earnings |
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| Home Health Aides | 22,530 | 8.4 |  |
1.5 | |
$28,590 | |
| Psychiatric Aides | 760 | 0.3 | |
0.6 | |
$29,240 | |
| Nursing Assistants | 26,000 | 9.7 | |
0.9 | |
$30,120 | |
| Orderlies | 1,220 | 0.5 | |
1.2 | |
$35,090 | |
| Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides | |||||||
| Occupational Therapy Assistants | 750 | 0.3 | |
1.0 | |
$55,600 | |
| Occupational Therapy Aides | 180 | 0.1 | |
1.3 | |
$31,390 | |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 1,540 | 0.6 | |
1.0 | |
$60,840 | |
| Physical Therapist Aides | 910 | 0.3 | |
1.0 | |
$29,700 | |
| Other Healthcare Support | |||||||
| Massage Therapists | N/A | N/A | |
N/A | |
$46,380 | |
| Dental Assistants | 5,990 | 2.2 | |
1.0 | |
$44,840 | |
| Medical Assistants | 12,380 | 4.6 | |
1.0 | |
$37,690 | |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | 1,100 | 0.4 | |
1.1 | |
$42,030 | |
| Medical Transcriptionists | 580 | 0.2 | |
0.6 | |
$46,020 | |
| Pharmacy Aides | 650 | 0.2 | |
0.9 | |
$29,510 | |
| Veterinary Assistants, Lab Animal Caretakers | 1,400 | 0.5 | |
0.9 | |
$34,230 | |
| Phlebotomists | 2,550 | 1.0 | |
1.1 | |
$38,050 | |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | 850 | 0.3 | |
0.5 | |
$41,340 | |
