The latest known median annual wage (2019) for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (such as registered nurses, physicians and surgeons, and dental hygienists) is $68,190, which was higher than the median annual wage for all occupations of $39,810. Healthcare support occupations (such as home health aides, occupational therapy assistants, and medical transcriptionists) had a median annual wage of $28,470 in May 2019, lower than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy.