Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 29-9099

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

The published band from $38,660 to $129,830 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Pediatric Surgeons.

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Same-major-group titles next to Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other: Pediatric Surgeons ($559K) , Physicians, All Other ($266K) , Orthodontists ($289K) , Psychiatrists ($282K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Indiana $81,290
  2. 2. District of Columbia $113,640
  3. 3. Minnesota $79,990
  4. 4. New York $102,990
  5. 5. Puerto Rico $108,890
  6. 6. Wisconsin $81,580
  7. 7. Missouri $86,110
  8. 8. Massachusetts $80,240
  9. 9. Washington $80,730
  10. 10. Kentucky $91,560

Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations careers next to Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Orthodontists $289,140
  2. 2. Psychiatrists $281,870
  3. 3. Anesthesiologists $391,490
  4. 4. Prosthodontists $311,180
  5. 5. Emergency Medicine Physicians $335,550
  6. 6. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $358,550
  7. 7. Obstetricians and Gynecologists $292,910
  8. 8. Pediatric Surgeons $559,030
  9. 9. Surgeons, All Other $414,010
  10. 10. Physicians, All Other $265,930
  11. 11. Cardiologists $496,010
  12. 12. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$38,660 to $129,830
median $65,790 · ~3.4× spread
$66K
National median
↑ +4%
Growth 2024-2034
2,600
Annual openings
35,010
Estimated US jobs
Pediatric Surgeons
Highest-pay peer · $559K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Postsecondary nondegree award

The OEWS band for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other runs from $38,660 (10th) to $129,830 (90th), about 3.4× wide, with median $65,790. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +4% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 2,600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Indiana at $81,290. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Pediatric Surgeons at $559,030. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other pay-rank #54 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

On the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table (71 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other lands at #54, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-9099

Indiana · top state for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

$81K published median

District of Columbia · #2 state pay

$114K · behind Indiana

Pediatric Surgeons

Highest-pay peer vs Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · $559K

Physicians, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · $266K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other land on the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table? ▼
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other is pay-rank #54 of 71 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Hearing Aid Specialists ($65K), Surgical Assistants ($67K), Surgical Technologists ($65K), Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses ($64K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
How wide is the published pay band for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $38,660 and the 90th at $129,830 for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other (3.4× spread). The national median is $65,790. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other is +4%. Projected annual openings: about 2,600. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other? ▼
Indiana ($81,290), District of Columbia ($113,640), Minnesota ($79,990) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-9099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics