Healthcare Careers
The Highest Paid MD Specialties
In general, physicians report that they are earning less and worrying more than they have in the past.
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The median salary for Registered Dental Assistants (RDAs) is $33,500, or $16.10 an hour, and there are approximately 294,030 individuals nationally employed as registered dental assistants.
The median salary for Registered Dental Hygienists (RDHs) is $68,300, or $32.80 an hour, and there are approximately 177,520 individuals nationally employed as registered dental hygienists.
The median salary for Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologists is $68,600, or $33.00 an hour, and there are approximately 21,600 individuals nationally employed as registered nuclear medicine technologists.
The median salary for Registered Occupational Therapists is $72,300, or $34.80 an hour, and there are approximately 100,300 individuals nationally employed as registered occupational therapists.
The median salary for Registered Physical Therapists (RPTs) is $76,300, or $36.70 an hour, and there are approximately 180,280 individuals nationally employed as registered physical therapists.
The median salary for Registered Respiratory Therapists is $45,200, or $21.70 an hour, and there are approximately 13,570 individuals nationally employed as registered respiratory therapists.
The median salary for Respiratory Care Practitioners is $54,300, or $26.10 an hour, and there are approximately 109,270 individuals nationally employed as respiratory care practitioners.
The median salary for Safety Engineers is $64,700, or $31.10 an hour, and there are approximately 54,680 individuals nationally employed as safety engineers.
Scrubs are the uniform of choice for many allied healthcare professionals, and is a $1.5 billion industry.
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