• Registered Nurses
  Typical Wages: $41.96/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 43201
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Dental Assistants
  Typical Wages: $30.56/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 6657
  Vocational training is typically required.

• Licensed Practical Nurses
  Typical Wages: $27.09/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 12178
  Vocational training is typically required.

• Pharmacy Technicians
  Typical Wages: $21.95/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 5964
  High School or less is typically required.

• Nurse Practitioners
  Typical Wages: $63.92/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 4513
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Medical Assistants
  Typical Wages: $23.96/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 13155
  High School or less is typically required.

• Physical Therapists
  Typical Wages: $45.73/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 2536
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Physician Assistants
  Typical Wages: $62.13/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 2439
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Pharmacists
  Typical Wages: $68.5/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 2363
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Speech-Language Pathologists
  Typical Wages: $40.51/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 2741
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Surgical Technologists
  Typical Wages: $32.43/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 1854
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Nurse Anesthetists
  Typical Wages: $111.03/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 852
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Respiratory Therapists
  Typical Wages: $39.64/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 1336
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Psychiatric Technicians
  Typical Wages: $18.74/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 1200
  High School or less is typically required.

• Chiropractors
  Typical Wages: $37.56/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 606
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Occupational Therapists
  Typical Wages: $40.62/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 1966
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Physical Therapist Assistants
  Typical Wages: $30.18/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 2253
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Optometrists
  Typical Wages: $74.94/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 278
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Dietitians and Nutritionists
  Typical Wages: $33.22/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 934
  Bachelor's degree is typically required.

• Dentists
  Typical Wages: $86.13/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 653
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Occupational Therapy Assistants
  Typical Wages: $28.8/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 966
  Associate's degree is typically required.

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