Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
All healthcare support workers not listed separately.
What it pays
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other earn a median of $23.28/hr — about $48,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $16.71/hr; the top 10% earn $34.36/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other earn a median of $23.28/hr — about $48,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $16.71/hr; the top 10% earn $34.36/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
- Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.
- Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
- Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.
- Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: High school diploma. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
The feel of the work
The work is mostly indoors; you're around people constantly. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 2.5% of healthcare support workers, all other are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are organized and detail-focused, people-focused and hands-on.
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Quick questions
- How much does a healthcare support workers, all other make?
- The median pay is $23.28 per hour — roughly $48,500 a year, with the real range running from about $16.71/hr (10th percentile) to $34.36/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a healthcare support workers, all other?
- The typical entry-level education is: High school diploma. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
- What does a healthcare support workers, all other actually do all day?
- Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives. Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists. Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
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