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Field of degree: Healthcare and related

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Healthcare and related field of degree. Employment: 6,032,810. Median annual wage: $75,000.

Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2024.

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Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2024
Data	Healthcare and related	All fields
Employment	6,032,810	65,886,610
Median wage	75,000	73,000
Percent employed part time	19	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	75	61
Percent with an advanced degree	39	39
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related majors, 2024.

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Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related, 2024
Healthcare and related majors	Major share
Nursing	54
Treatment Therapy Professions	8
General Medical And Health Services	6
Health And Medical Administrative Services	6
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.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2024.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2024
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	59
Management occupations	9
Educational instruction and library occupations	5
Office and administrative support occupations	4
Healthcare support occupations	4
Other	19
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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
Occupation	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2024	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2024	Percent growth, projected 2025–35	Typical entry-level education
Registered nurses	34	14	6	Bachelor's degree
Nurse practitioners	4	90	41	Master's degree
Medical and health services managers	3	32	24	Bachelor's degree
Pharmacists	3	76	5	Doctoral or professional degree
Managers, all other	2	22	5	Bachelor's degree
Physical therapists	2	72	12	Doctoral or professional degree
Physicians, all other	2	100	3	Doctoral or professional degree
Speech-language pathologists	2	81	17	Master's degree
Elementary school teachers, except special education	1	50	0	Bachelor's degree
Occupational therapists	1	65	15	Master's degree
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau.

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 October 29, 2026).

Last modified date: October 29, 2026