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Field of degree: Healthcare and related

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Healthcare and related field of degree. Employment: 4,916,820. Median annual wage: $63,000.

Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2019.

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Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2019
Data	Healthcare and related	All fields
Employment	4,916,820	56,820,460
Median wage	63,000	60,000
Percent employed part time	20	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	76	61
Percent with an advanced degree	36	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related majors, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related majors, 2019
Healthcare and related majors	Major share
Nursing	54%
Treatment Therapy Professions	9
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences And Administration	6
General Medical And Health Services	5
Communication Disorders Sciences And Services	5
Other	20
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2019.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	63%
Management occupations	8
Educational instruction and library occupations	5
Office and administrative support occupations	4
Healthcare support occupations	3
Other	17
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a healthcare and related degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a healthcare and related degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2020–30	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Nurse practitioners	52%	Master's degree	4%	92%
Medical and health services managers	32	Bachelor's degree	3	32
Speech-language pathologists	29	Master's degree	2	86
Postsecondary teachers	24	See How to Become One	2	73
Physical therapists	21	Doctoral or professional degree	3	66
Occupational therapists	17	Master's degree	2	60
Registered nurses	9	Bachelor's degree	37	12
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	7	Bachelor's degree	2	20
Physicians, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric	5	Doctoral or professional degree	3	100
Pharmacists	-2	Doctoral or professional degree	4	69
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Healthcare and related,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/healthcare-and-related/healthcare-and-related-field-of-degree.htm (visited June 12, 2022).

Last Modified Date: Friday, December 3, 2021