Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Nevada, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations group in Nevada. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Nevada
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 29-0000 |
| Employment | 77,800 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 50.864 |
| Location quotient | 0.82 |
| Mean annual wage | $100,890 |
| Median annual wage | $92,980 |
| Mean hourly wage | $48.51 |
| Median hourly wage | $44.7 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $43,510 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $61,420 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $116,760 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $154,040 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Nevada
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Nevada, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Nevada.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 27,570 | $101,990 | $102,280 | $77,960 | $132,990 | $49.03 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 4,180 | $46,670 | $46,490 | $36,280 | $60,400 | $22.44 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 3,210 | $73,820 | $71,460 | $59,190 | $85,120 | $35.49 |
| Medical Records Specialists | 2,980 | $60,530 | $63,950 | $36,730 | $94,990 | $29.1 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 2,940 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Physicians, All Other | 2,800 | # | $233,400 | $57,330 | # | # |
| Pharmacists | 2,330 | $138,650 | $133,320 | $74,990 | $163,870 | $66.66 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | 2,270 | $50,720 | $63,600 | $37,400 | $107,100 | $24.38 |
| Dental Hygienists | 2,040 | $103,160 | $101,590 | $93,030 | $123,090 | $49.6 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | 1,990 | $49,270 | $53,480 | $37,580 | $78,010 | $23.69 |
| Physical Therapists | 1,670 | $105,170 | $113,700 | $83,680 | $149,700 | $50.56 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1,530 | $88,120 | $94,630 | $60,050 | $121,660 | $42.37 |
| Opticians, Dispensing | 1,440 | $47,600 | $53,740 | $39,160 | $78,660 | $22.89 |
| Respiratory Therapists | 1,420 | $79,510 | $85,160 | $64,370 | $115,330 | $38.23 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 1,390 | $38,980 | $42,350 | $27,950 | $56,560 | $18.74 |
| Psychiatric Technicians | 1,380 | $47,820 | $47,410 | $36,570 | $58,830 | $22.99 |
| Physician Assistants | 1,190 | $133,450 | $139,960 | $50,450 | $196,480 | $64.16 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | 1,170 | $100,840 | $100,440 | $55,570 | $133,680 | $48.48 |
| Surgical Technologists | 1,120 | $76,740 | $74,330 | $46,590 | $99,600 | $36.89 |
| Occupational Therapists | 1,090 | $104,770 | $110,320 | $68,330 | $150,180 | $50.37 |
| Dentists, General | 1,040 | $125,180 | $146,480 | $92,110 | $213,080 | $60.18 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 1,040 | $51,170 | $57,560 | $36,490 | $85,850 | $24.6 |
| Paramedics | 910 | $60,320 | $60,150 | $47,870 | $80,650 | $29 |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 910 | $48,590 | $48,880 | $34,210 | $62,260 | $23.36 |
| Veterinarians | 700 | $121,720 | $134,010 | $54,630 | $205,340 | $58.52 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 540 | $69,740 | $73,930 | $52,290 | $95,800 | $33.53 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | 470 | $94,370 | $94,210 | $77,820 | $120,650 | $45.37 |
| Dietetic Technicians | 470 | $36,280 | $37,520 | $29,120 | $46,500 | $17.44 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 410 | $98,930 | $96,550 | $82,110 | $115,810 | $47.56 |
| Recreational Therapists | 410 | $77,450 | $75,310 | $50,290 | $97,700 | $37.24 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 400 | $154,040 | $145,540 | $62,220 | # | $74.06 |
| Therapists, All Other | 380 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | 370 | $37,630 | $39,730 | $30,710 | $48,980 | $18.09 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | 360 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Optometrists | 360 | $146,760 | $138,650 | $83,330 | $174,990 | $70.56 |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 290 | $50,430 | $66,850 | $39,500 | $111,810 | $24.24 |
| Chiropractors | 250 | $79,610 | $91,330 | $30,310 | $164,930 | $38.27 |
| Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | 250 | $98,740 | $111,830 | $22,460 | $214,760 | $47.47 |
| Athletic Trainers | 230 | $57,670 | $55,000 | $37,890 | $68,240 | * |
| Dermatologists | 180 | # | $324,550 | $111,980 | # | # |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | 160 | $57,260 | $62,620 | $37,500 | $100,770 | $27.53 |
| Radiologists | 150 | # | # | # | # | # |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 120 | $107,670 | $105,940 | $84,980 | $124,840 | $51.76 |
| Hearing Aid Specialists | 90 | $78,310 | $64,260 | $40,550 | $80,990 | $37.65 |
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | 80 | $84,840 | $94,170 | $65,330 | $120,500 | $40.79 |
| Radiation Therapists | 70 | $97,200 | $121,800 | $82,730 | $222,660 | $46.73 |
| Psychiatrists | 60 | $202,860 | $195,010 | $53,120 | # | $97.53 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | 50 | $219,790 | $312,450 | $100,360 | # | $105.67 |
| Physicians, Pathologists | 50 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Podiatrists | 40 | $216,900 | $203,110 | $157,150 | # | $104.28 |
| Anesthesiologists | ** | # | # | # | # | # |
| Audiologists | ** | $86,290 | $116,620 | $50,150 | # | $41.49 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | ** | # | $349,580 | $110,470 | # | # |
| Exercise Physiologists | ** | $52,010 | $55,760 | $52,000 | $58,260 | $25.01 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | ** | # | $283,050 | $118,710 | # | # |
| Surgical Assistants | ** | $110,020 | $91,760 | $39,100 | $110,030 | $52.9 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=32&OCC_CODE=29-0000. the group row is AREA 32 / OCC_CODE 29-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 32 / OCC_CODE 29-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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