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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Virginia

Want to work in Virginia as a Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker? Read this first!

12.4% Jobs Projection
$46,760 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Virginia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Virginia is growing faster than average.

  • Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers Work in Virginia?

870 people worked as Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 980 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 370 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers working in it, which means Virginia has more Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.5%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers job openings in Virginia, and 1,090 total jobs in the year 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 Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers ranged from $26,170 to $106,120 with $46,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.58 to $51.02. The median hourly rate was $22.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.68 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $3.80.

The median salary in Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,390 $106,670
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 230 $30,840
Richmond, VA 210 $62,900
Roanoke, VA 70 $32,500
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 40 $49,230

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
California 4,350 $63,000
Florida 1,940 $46,920
Maryland 1,930 $93,040
Louisiana 1,930 $48,730
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
Virginia 870 $46,760
New York 870 $72,180
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
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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