Health Care Career Salaries

Salaries vary widely depending on area of specialty, years of experience and region of the country; for example:

• Nuclear Medicine Technologists and Physical Therapists generally earn between $42,000 and $80,000.
• Radiographers, and Clinical Laboratory Scientist professional salaries range between $30,000 and $60,000.
• Surgical Technologistsearn anywhere from $24,000 to $46,000.
• Medical Coding Specialist and Pharmacy Technicians earn around $16,000 to $42,000.

Audiologist Salary

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, audiologists earned between about $35,000 and $76,000 in 2004, with 50 percent of audiologists earning between about $42,000 and 62,000.

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Cardiovascular Technologist Salary

According to the American Medical Association, cardiovascular technologists earned between about $36,000 and $75,000 in 2006.

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Dietitian / Nutritionist Salary

Dietitians generally earn between around $27,500 and $64,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most dietitians and nutritionists are employed by hospitals, where the median 2004 salary was about $44,000.

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Emergency Medical Technician Salary

The American Medical Association reports that EMT salaries range between $40,000-$46,000 annually.

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Lab Science Salaries

The American Medical Association reported the following median salaries in 2005 for a number of lab science positions:

• Clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist -- $44,500 to $52,000
• Clinical laboratory technician/medical laboratory technician -- $37,000 to $41,000
• Cytotechnologist -- $68,500 to $70,500
• Histologic technician -- $40,000
• Histotechnologist -- $45,000 to $49,000
• Pathologists’ assistant -- $55,000 to $75,000
• Phlebotomist -- $24,000 to $29,000

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Medical Assistant Salary

The average medical assistant made about $28,000 in 2004, according to the American Medical Association.

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Medical Coding Salary

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, salaries for most medical coding specialists fell between about $17,500 and $42,000 in 2004.

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Mental Health Counselor Salary

Mental health counselors generally earned between $21,000 and $56,000 in 2004, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Medical Lab Technician Salary

According to the American Medical Association, average salaries for medical lab technicians ranged between about $37,000 and $41,000 in 2005.

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Medical Transcription Salary

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical transcriptionists earned between about $20,000 and $38,000 in 2004.

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Nursing Assistant Salary

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most nursing assistants earn between $7.31 and $14.02 an hour.

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LPN and LVN Practical Nursing Salaries

Most practical nurses earn between about $24,500 and $40,500 annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Occupational Therapy Assistant Salary

According to the American Medical Association, the average starting salary for an occupational therapist assistant is $33,000, with more experienced workers earning between $39,500 and $55,000.

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Occupational Therapist Salary

Most occupational therapists earn between $46,000 and $80,000, according to the American Medical Association.

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Pharmacy Technician Salary

According to the American Medical Association, the average starting salary for pharmacy technicians is $19,000, with salaries for more experienced techs ranging from $27,000 to $35,000.

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Physician Assistant Salary

According to the American Academy of Physician Assistants, median income for physician assistants in full-time clinical practice in 2003 was about $72,457; median income for first-year graduates was about $63,437.

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Physical Therapy Assistant Salary

According to the American Medical Association, the average starting salary for a physical therapy assistant is around $30,000, with more experienced assistants earning up to $37,000.

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Physical Therapist Salary

According to the American Medical Association, the average starting salary for physical therapists is around $54,000, with more experienced therapists earning between about $70,000 and $100,000.

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Radiographer Salary

Most radiographers earn between about $37,000 and $64,500, according to the American Medical Association.

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Speech-Language Pathologist Salary

According to the American Medical Association, the average starting salary for a speech-language pathologist working in a health care setting is around $52,500, with more experienced speech-language pathologists earning between $60,000 and $73,000.

For speech-language pathologists working in schools, the average starting salary is about $40,000, with more experienced speech-language pathologists earning between about $52,000 and $80,000.

Ultrasound Technologist Salary

Salaries for ultrasound technologists range from $54,857 to $63,782, according to reports on Salary.com

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