Health Care Salary information is available for over 50 occupations. Have you ever thought "gee I wonder what a certified physical therapy assistant does? and how much do they get paid anyway?" This site answers that question for over 50 55 health care occupations. Everything from the anesthesiologists salary to a veterinary technician salary.

Health care salaries vary depending on a variety of factors that include complexity of the work involved, amount of education required, supply and demand, and even geographical area. Other factors can include the amount of independent function allowed.  The health care salary of a small town doctor in rural Alabama will vary significantly from a specialist in Neurology in New York city yet both are considered doctors. 

Virtually all healthcare professionals and occupations are regulated to some extent by the different states. Different licensing or certifications are required and vary slightly from state to state.  As a part of that regulation certain minimum education along with a specified amount of hands on training will be required. 

Approximately 99% of all healthcare occupations are listed by the US Department of Labor. They are classified into two broad categories called Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations and Healthcare Support Occupations.  The average health care salary varies widely from not much more than minimum wage to some of the highest paid individuals in the U.S. 

Health Care Practitioner and Technical Occupations Salary List

Anesthesiologist Salary

Athletic Trainer Salary 
Audiologist Salary
Cardiologist Salary
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Salary
Chiropractor Salary
Dental Hygienists Salary
Dentist Salary
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary
Dietetic Technicians Salary

Dietitians and Nutritionists Salary
Esthetician Salary
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and Paramedic Salary
Family and General Practitioners Salary
Healthcare Administrator Salary
Internist Salary
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse Salary
Massage Therapist Salary
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician Salary
Medical Coding Salary

Medical Records Clerk and Health Information Technician Salary
Medical Transcription Salary

Social Worker Salary
Speech-Language Pathologist or Speech Therapist Salary
Surgeon Salary
Surgical Technologist Salary
Veterinarian Salary
Veterinary Technologist and Technician Salary  

Median, Mean and Average

The data gathered for this web site is primarily from government resources.  They use a variety of methods to calculate health care salaries and ranges of salaries of the various occupations.  The first one is median hourly wage.  The median hourly wage simply means the value in the middle of a set of numbers.  The mean annual or hourly wage is the second term used.  An arithmetic mean is the same as saying the average.  So I will tend to use the term average as it is more commonly used.