• Medical Assistants
  Typical Wages: $23.96/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  High School or less is typically required.

• Pharmacy Technicians
  Typical Wages: $21.16/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 541
  High School or less is typically required.

• Nurse Practitioners
  Typical Wages: $64.5/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Pharmacists
  Typical Wages: $68.79/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 428
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Physician Assistants
  Typical Wages: $62.13/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Registered Nurses
  Typical Wages: $41.68/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 8736
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Licensed Practical Nurses
  Typical Wages: $25.46/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 1107
  Vocational training is typically required.

• Respiratory Therapists
  Typical Wages: $42.29/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Physical Therapists
  Typical Wages: $42.13/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 316
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Speech-Language Pathologists
  Typical Wages: $38.62/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 219
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Dental Assistants
  Typical Wages: $28.21/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 665
  Vocational training is typically required.

• Surgical Technologists
  Typical Wages: $33.16/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Nurse Anesthetists
  Typical Wages: $113.68/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Occupational Therapy Assistants
  Typical Wages: $28.2/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 103
  Associate's degree is typically required.

• Dietitians and Nutritionists
  Typical Wages: $40.32/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 141
  Bachelor's degree is typically required.

• Optometrists
  Typical Wages: $78.44/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 16
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Dentists
  Typical Wages: $76.43/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 47
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

• Occupational Therapists
  Typical Wages: $39.5/ hour.
  Current Demand:
  Projected Total Openings (2020-2030): 244
  Graduate degree (any type) is typically required.

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