Healthcare Support Occupations Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
3,502K	$20.94	$43,551

Vocational Programs to Prepare Healthcare Support Occupations Career

The following 119 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Healthcare Support Occupations.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Healthcare Support Occupations
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming	10	$8,350	$1,250	412 Hours	8.33 Months
Animal Training	2	-	-	-	-
Equestrian/Equine Studies	20	-	-	-	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	141	$9,530	$150	750 Hours	9.00 Months
Ornamental Horticulture	10	-	-	-	-
Greenhouse Operations and Management	17	-	-	-	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	94	-	-	-	-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	34	-	-	-	-
Turf and Turfgrass Management	36	-	-	-	-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	139	$20,397	$1,284	-	-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians, Other	1	-	-	115 Hours	24.00 Months
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	-	-	-	-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	20	-	-	60 Hours	11.00 Months
Funeral Direction/Service	10	$26,075	$1,500	60 Hours	11.00 Months
Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer	1	-	-	-	-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (other)	1	$24,175	$1,146	83 Hours	18.00 Months
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	1,433	$16,042	$2,172	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months
Barbering/Barber	529	$14,546	$1,795	1,167 Hours	10.34 Months
Electrolysis/Electrology and Electrolysis Technician	12	$9,180	$907	551 Hours	5.50 Months
Make-Up Artist/Specialist	36	$7,960	$1,529	472 Hours	5.44 Months
Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design	117	$13,276	$2,039	1,069 Hours	9.20 Months
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	81	$6,435	$1,220	532 Hours	5.09 Months
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	728	$9,978	$1,719	652 Hours	6.04 Months
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	594	$5,356	$1,039	444 Hours	4.58 Months
Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	3	$6,230	$868	350 Hours	4.50 Months
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	21	$7,147	$838	525 Hours	5.92 Months
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	606	$7,334	$698	712 Hours	6.51 Months
Master Aesthetician/Esthetician	57	$14,525	$2,264	906 Hours	8.14 Months
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	109	$10,039	$1,840	750 Hours	7.00 Months
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	142	$11,770	$879	313 Hours	10.11 Months
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	189	$24,241	$1,201	326 Hours	13.09 Months
Bartending/Bartender	5	$5,475	$260	162 Hours	5.50 Months
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	324	$18,726	$1,059	790 Hours	12.05 Months
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	100	$8,587	$1,626	316 Hours	7.50 Months
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant	73	$11,462	$598	900 Hours	6.00 Months
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager	16	-	-	1,050 Hours	22.00 Months
Institutional Food Workers	28	-	-	-	-
Culinary Science/Culinology	2	-	-	-	-
Casino Dealing	1	$9,950	-	37 Hours	8.00 Months
Personal and Culinary Services (other)	2	$19,807	$1,357	49 Hours	9.00 Months
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	2	-	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	51	-	-	-	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	31	-	-	-	-
Child Development	138	-	-	-	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	412	$23,627	$100	458 Hours	10.00 Months
Early Childhood and Family Studies	4	-	-	-	-
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	2	-	-	-	-
Thanatology	2	-	-	-	-
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management	7	-	-	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	74	-	-	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	59	-	-	120 Hours	39.00 Months
Physical Fitness Technician	108	$11,851	$916	546 Hours	6.80 Months
Outdoor Education	11	-	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	-	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Corrections	155	$9,945	$881	333 Hours	9.00 Months
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	222	$67,080	$7,560	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	179	$32,707	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Security and Loss Prevention Services	37	$19,900	-	36 Hours	9.00 Months
Juvenile Corrections	12	-	-	-	-
Securities Services Administration/Management	16	-	-	-	-
Corrections Administration	5	-	-	-	-
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	7	-	-	-	-
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations	1	-	-	-	-
Protective Services Operations	3	-	-	-	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	44	-	-	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	119	-	-	-	-
Fire Services Administration	35	-	-	-	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	263	$3,136	$661	461 Hours	5.00 Months
Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention	4	-	-	-	-
Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation	11	-	-	-	-
Fire Protection (other)	5	-	-	-	-
Homeland Security	42	-	-	-	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	68	-	-	-	-
Critical Infrastructure Protection	9	-	-	-	-
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	6	-	-	-	-
Homeland Security (other)	12	-	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	-	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	-	-	-	-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	18	-	-	-	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	13	-	-	-	-
Geospatial Intelligence	2	-	-	-	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	4	-	-	-	-
Archeology	17	-	-	-	-
Building/Property Maintenance	108	$13,054	$1,202	673 Hours	8.17 Months
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	12	-	-	-	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	607	$16,730	$743	239 Hours	9.22 Months
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk	19	-	-	-	-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	67	-	-	-	-
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	14	$12,295	$1,445	239 Hours	11.80 Months
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	251	$16,627	$1,325	383 Hours	9.42 Months
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician	1	-	-	-	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	49	$13,492	$1,152	159 Hours	8.71 Months
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1,102	$16,239	$902	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Occupational Therapist Assistant	7	$39,586	$1,473	238 Hours	20.22 Months
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	21	$37,440	$2,081	256 Hours	17.19 Months
Anesthesiologist Assistant	3	-	-	-	-
Radiologist Assistant	2	-	-	-	-
Lactation Consultant	5	-	-	-	-
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	8	-	-	-	-
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)	83	$12,629	$1,403	462 Hours	9.64 Months
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	356	$3,862	$419	238 Hours	4.16 Months
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	92	$14,770	$770	362 Hours	9.14 Months
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	61	$16,440	-	784 Hours	10.00 Months
Health Aide	30	-	-	-	-
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant	65	$1,727	$276	204 Hours	2.80 Months
Medication Aide	33	$1,605	$78	140 Hours	2.50 Months
Rehabilitation Aide	14	$18,182	-	325 Hours	8.67 Months
Physical Therapy Technician/Aide	2	$14,700	$1,725	56 Hours	9.00 Months
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	453	$12,154	$1,067	615 Hours	8.18 Months
Asian Bodywork Therapy	2	-	-	-	-
Somatic Bodywork	3	$26,541	$320	731 Hours	6.00 Months
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (other)	2	-	-	-	-
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	5	-	-	-	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	599	$4,480	$358	234 Hours	4.71 Months
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	91	$17,783	$1,994	926 Hours	12.71 Months
Tourism and Travel Services Management	35	-	-	-	-
Casino Management	12	-	-	-	-
History	23	-	-	-	-

Sub-Occupations of Healthcare Support Occupations Career

The following 30 occupations are related to Healthcare Support Occupations.

Sub-Occupations of Healthcare Support Occupations
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Healthcare Support Occupations	7,064K	$38,220	$18
Home Health and Personal Care Aides; and Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides	5,122K	$35,120	$17
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,689K	$33,380	$16
Home Health Aides	-	-	-
Personal Care Aides	-	-	-
Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides	1,433K	$39,600	$19
Nursing Assistants	1,352K	$39,610	$19
Orderlies	48,710	$38,440	$18
Psychiatric Aides	32,310	$41,000	$20
Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides	197K	$59,180	$28
Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides	50,520	$65,880	$32
Occupational Therapy Assistants	46,090	$68,170	$33
Occupational Therapy Aides	4,430	$42,060	$20
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides	146K	$56,870	$27
Physical Therapist Assistants	104K	$65,860	$32
Physical Therapist Aides	42,390	$34,810	$17
Other Healthcare Support Occupations	1,744K	$44,930	$22
Massage Therapists	92,650	$62,560	$30
Massage Therapists	92,650	$62,560	$30
Miscellaneous Healthcare Support Occupations	1,652K	$43,940	$21
Dental Assistants	371K	$47,350	$23
Medical Assistants	763K	$43,350	$21
Medical Equipment Preparers	66,790	$47,410	$23
Medical Transcriptionists	52,420	$39,090	$19
Pharmacy Aides	43,830	$38,980	$19
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	116K	$37,310	$18
Phlebotomists	137K	$43,130	$21
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	102K	$47,010	$23
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	102K	$47,010	$23
Endoscopy Technicians	102K	$47,010	$23

Schools offering voational programs for Healthcare Support Occupations

The following 3,303 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Healthcare Support Occupations. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.