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Field of degree: Healthcare and related

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Healthcare and related field of degree. Employment: 5,495,880. Median annual wage: $70,000.

Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2022.

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Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2022
Data	Healthcare and related	All fields
Employment	5,495,880	62,187,580
Median wage	70,000	66,000
Percent employed part time	19	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	76	62
Percent with an advanced degree	38	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related majors, 2022.

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Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related, 2022
Healthcare and related majors	Major share
Nursing	54%
Treatment Therapy Professions	9
General Medical And Health Services	6
Communication Disorders Sciences And Services	5
Health And Medical Administrative 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, 2022.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2022
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	61%
Management occupations	9
Educational instruction and library occupations	5
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Business and financial operations occupations	4
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 2023–33	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2022	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2022
Nurse practitioners	46%	Master's degree	4%	90%
Medical and health services managers	29	Bachelor's degree	3	31
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	19	Doctoral or professional degree	2	72
Speech-language pathologists	18	Master's degree	2	85
Physical therapists	14	Doctoral or professional degree	2	70
Occupational therapists	11	Master's degree	1	64
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	2	21
Registered nurses	6	Bachelor's degree	35	14
Pharmacists	5	Doctoral or professional degree	3	73
Physicians, all other	4	Doctoral or professional degree	3	100
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 May 26, 2025).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024