Allied Healthcare Careers Quick Reference
|
Occupation
|
Salary
Range |
Program
Length (note prerequisite information) |
Cert/License |
Demand |
|
Certified
Nursing Assist |
$14-20/hr |
160
hours (offered at community colleges, voc/tech, and adult ed centers--no entry requirements) |
State
Cert |
Low (acute care) / Moderate (skilled care) |
|
Clinical
Lab Scientist |
$34-44/hr |
1-1.5 years (post-bacc program with 4-6 prerequisites) |
State
license |
High |
|
Medical
Lab Technician |
$17-25/hr |
2
years (2-4 prerequisites) |
State
license |
Unknown |
|
Dental
Assistant |
$13-24/hr
|
5-24 months (depending on community or voc/tech program) |
State registration recommended |
Moderate |
|
Dental
Hygienist |
$25-55/hr |
2 years (4-6 prerequisites + waiting period for admission) |
State
license |
Moderate
|
|
Dental
Lab Tech |
$12-21/hr |
4-12
months (voc/tech only) |
Cert
of completion |
Very Low |
|
Diagnostic
Medical Sonographers |
$37-46/hr |
*1.5-3.5
years (can be offered in conjunction with radiologic technology training or as a certificate program) |
State
license/natl cert |
Moderate (small
occupation) |
|
EKG
Technician |
$15-19/hr |
5-12 months (program is usually completed in conjunction with Medical Assisting or Phlebotomy--program completion time will vary) |
Cert
of completion |
Very Low
|
|
Emergency
Med Tech |
$10-18/hr |
~6 months (usually completed as a part-time course of study) |
State
cert/natl cert |
Moderate (high turnover) |
|
Home
Health Aide |
$8.50-15/hr |
CNA + 40 additional training hours (offered at community colleges and
adult ed programs--can be completed in <3 months) |
State
cert |
High
(per diem) |
|
Licensed
Vocational Nurse |
$25-31/hr |
*1.5 years (offered at community and voc/tech colleges-prerequisites range from 0-4 depending on training program) |
State
license |
Low-Moderate |
|
Massage
Therapist |
$15-35/hr |
6-18
months (offered at community and voc/tech colleges--prerequisite requirements vary) |
Business
License |
Low-Moderate
(small occupation) |
|
Medical
Assistants |
$14-20/hr
|
5-24
months (offered at community and voc/tech colleges--introductory courses may be required prior to enrollment depending on program) |
Recommended
nat'l certification |
Moderate (declining) |
|
Medical
Biller/Coder |
$16-22/hr |
6-12
months (offered at community and voc/tech colleges and adult ed programs--externship placements may have long waiting periods resulting in delay in program completion) |
Certificate
of completion |
Low-Moderate (declining) |
|
Medical
Records/Health Info Tech |
$17-25/hr |
6-12
months (community and voc/tech colleges and adult ed programs--prerequisites not usually required; may need to demonstrate computer proficiency) |
Certificate
of completion |
Low (EMR experience in demand) |
|
Medical
Transcriptionist |
$18-24/hr |
5-12 months (offered at community and voc/tech colleges) |
Certificate
of completion |
Low |
|
Occupational
Therapist |
$32-44/hr |
*2 years (This is a Master of Science program) |
State
license |
Moderate-high (growing) |
|
Occupational
Therapist Assistant |
$21-29/hr |
2 year associate degree
|
State license |
Moderate (growing)
|
|
Opticians,
Dispensing |
$19-24/hr |
1
year and/or OJT (voc/tech colleges) |
Recommended
nat'l cert |
Very Low |
|
Optometrists
|
$44-62/hr |
Bachelors degree plus *3 years (Clinical doctorate program) |
State
license/nat'l cert |
Low |
|
Orthotist/Prosthetist
|
$20-31/hr |
1 year (Post-bacc credential) |
National
certification |
Low
(small occupation) |
|
Pharmacy
Aide |
$10.5-14/hr |
On the Job Training
|
N/A |
Low
|
|
Pharmacy
Tech |
$17-23/hr |
6-12
mos (offered at community and voc/tech colleges and adult ed programs--prerequisites may not be required) |
State
license/reg |
Low
|
|
Phlebotomist
|
$17-23/hr |
8-24 months (community and voc/tech colleges--prerequisites vary by program) |
State
certification |
Moderate (declining) |
|
Physical
Therapist |
$34-44/hr |
*2 years (Master's program) |
State
license |
High
(growing) |
|
Physical
Therapist Aide |
$12-16/hr |
On the Job Training (Prior healthcare experience often preferred and English fluency is usually required) |
No |
Moderate (growing) |
|
Physical
Therapist Assistants |
$23-31/hr |
2 years (A.S. degree program) |
State
License |
Moderate (growing) |
|
Physician
Assistant |
$40-51/hr |
*1.5-2 years (Master's degree program--prerequisites are extensive and admission is usually competitive) |
State
license |
Moderate (growing) |
|
Radiologic
Technologist |
$31-
43/hr |
*2
years (offered at community colleges and select hospital-based programs--2-6 prerequisites depending on program) |
State
license |
High |
|
Registered
Nurse |
$39-55/hr |
*2-4 yrs (offered at community and state colleges--4-6 prerequisites)) |
State
license |
Very
High |
|
Respiratory
Therapist |
$32-
38/hr |
2 years (offered at community and state colleges--3-5 prerequisites prior to admission) |
State
license |
High |
|
Speech
Language Pathologist |
$34-
43/hr |
*2-3 years (this occupation currently requires a minimum of a masters degree for practice, but a clinical doctorate is recommended) |
State
license |
Moderate
(growing) |
|
Sterile
Processing Tech |
$11-19/hr |
6-12 months (voc/tech colleges and adult ed centers--prerequisites not required) |
Certificate
of completion |
Low-Moderate (trend unclear)
|
|
Surgical
Technologist |
$21-30/hr |
*6-12
months (offered at community and voc/tech colleges--prerequisites may be required at the community college level) |
Recommended
national cert |
Moderate
(small occupation - trend unclear) |