Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
All healthcare practitioners and technical workers not listed separately.
What it pays
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other earn a median of $31.63/hr — about $66,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $18.59/hr; the top 10% earn $62.42/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other earn a median of $31.63/hr — about $66,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $18.59/hr; the top 10% earn $62.42/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.
- Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments.
- Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.
- Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.
- Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation.
- Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Post-secondary certificate. Overall preparation: extensive preparation (Job Zone 5 of 5).
The feel of the work
The work is mostly indoors; it rewards working independently. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 6.8% of healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are people-focused, analytical and hands-on.
Work a simulated shift in this job — freeMake the real decisions this job involves, then see what your choices say about you.Related careers
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Quick questions
- How much does a healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other make?
- The median pay is $31.63 per hour — roughly $66,000 a year, with the real range running from about $18.59/hr (10th percentile) to $62.42/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other?
- The typical entry-level education is: Post-secondary certificate. Overall preparation level: extensive preparation (Job Zone 5 of 5).
- What does a healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other actually do all day?
- Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations. Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments. Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.