Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Arizona
Considering a career as a Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker in Arizona?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Arizona are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Arizona is growing faster than average.
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Arizona earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker Career?
- Health Professions
- Alternative Medicine & Systems
- Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology
- Energy & Biologically Based Therapies
- Herbalism/Herbalist
How Many Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers Work in Arizona?
660 people worked as Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in 2018 in this state.
There were 810 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 370 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers working in it, which means Arizona has more Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers than average.
Job Projections for Arizona
Jobs for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 31.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.5%.
Arizona Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 1,200 jobs for Arizona Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 2,600 annual jobs and 45,000 total jobs in 2026.
What do Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers Make in Arizona?
In 2018 wages for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers ranged from $24,620 to $88,060 with $38,960 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.84 to $42.34. The median hourly rate was $18.73.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.98 an hour.
The hourly rate declined by $0.25.
The median salary in Arizona is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Arizona Metros for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 450 | $37,480 |
Tucson, AZ | 150 | $42,520 |
Top States for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers Employment
View the list below to see where most Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 4,350 | $63,000 |
Florida | 1,940 | $46,920 |
Louisiana | 1,930 | $48,730 |
Maryland | 1,930 | $93,040 |
Texas | 1,910 | $50,650 |
Tennessee | 1,890 | $51,990 |
Indiana | 1,500 | $33,310 |
Pennsylvania | 1,170 | $84,460 |
Washington | 1,130 | $61,850 |
New York | 870 | $72,180 |
Virginia | 870 | $46,760 |
Georgia | 860 | $59,780 |
Wisconsin | 840 | $50,920 |
Minnesota | 820 | $54,660 |
Ohio | 800 | $63,260 |
Connecticut | 680 | $88,400 |
Oregon | 670 | $45,260 |
Arizona | 660 | $38,960 |
Massachusetts | 630 | $62,590 |
North Carolina | 620 | $49,290 |
Below are the states where Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Maryland | $93,040 |
New Jersey | $89,810 |
Connecticut | $88,400 |
Pennsylvania | $84,460 |
District of Columbia | $81,550 |
New York | $72,180 |
Rhode Island | $68,130 |
Alaska | $66,580 |
Hawaii | $65,400 |
New Hampshire | $64,760 |
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Occupation | Arizona Employment Total |
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Athletic Trainers | 680 |
Genetic Counselors | 50 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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