Nursing assistants, 2025 · 1,448,910 workers · Official statistic
Medical assistants, 2025 · 817,870 workers · Official statistic
Dental assistants, 2025 · 387,790 workers · Official statistic
Phlebotomists, 2025 · 143,540 workers · Official statistic
Veterinary assistants, 2025 · 126,580 workers · Official statistic
Physical therapist assistants, 2025 · 112,430 workers · Official statistic
Massage therapists, 2025 · 98,790 workers · Official statistic
Medical equipment preparers, 2025 · 77,420 workers · Official statistic
Orderlies, 2025 · 52,440 workers · Official statistic
Occupational therapy assistants, 2025 · 51,290 workers · Official statistic
Physical therapist aides, 2025 · 48,150 workers · Official statistic
Medical transcriptionists, 2025 · 41,550 workers · Official statistic
Pharmacy aides, 2025 · 39,530 workers · Official statistic
Future History · Industry
Healthcare Support
13 jobs
Employment: the latest cited US figure for each job, with its year. BLS 2025-35 outlook: ↑ more than 3% growth, → within 3% either way, ↓ more than 3% decline (BLS Employment Projections, projected change in jobs 2025 to 2035).
Growing fastest (BLS 2025-35)
Declining (BLS 2025-35)
All Healthcare Support jobs
- Nursing Assistants1.45M (2025)→ +2.6%
- Medical Assistants818K (2025)↑ +12.9%
- Dental Assistants388K (2025)↑ +7.4%
- Phlebotomists144K (2025)↑ +6.8%
- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers127K (2025)↑ +9.1%
- Physical Therapist Assistants112K (2025)↑ +23%
- Massage Therapists99K (2025)↑ +15.3%
- Medical Equipment Preparers77K (2025)↑ +10.8%
- Orderlies52K (2025)↑ +4%
- Occupational Therapy Assistants51K (2025)↑ +21.5%
- Physical Therapist Aides48K (2025)↑ +4%
- Medical Transcriptionists42K (2025)↓ -4.4%
- Pharmacy Aides40K (2025)→ -0.7%