Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in New Hampshire
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 29-0000 |
| Employment | 46,160 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 67.568 |
| Location quotient | 1.09 |
| Mean annual wage | $110,760 |
| Median annual wage | $88,160 |
| Mean hourly wage | $53.25 |
| Median hourly wage | $42.38 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $48,300 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $67,720 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $115,150 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $164,540 |
Detailed occupations in this group in New Hampshire
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 16,580 | $96,830 | $94,620 | $69,250 | $120,120 | $46.55 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 2,200 | $45,300 | $45,410 | $36,180 | $57,090 | $21.78 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 2,130 | $74,660 | $73,850 | $54,800 | $94,130 | $35.89 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 1,790 | $132,440 | $133,660 | $106,160 | $160,750 | $63.67 |
| Physical Therapists | 1,610 | $97,200 | $93,750 | $72,460 | $115,410 | $46.73 |
| Dental Hygienists | 1,540 | $96,740 | $94,850 | $82,450 | $102,190 | $46.51 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1,160 | $82,010 | $82,210 | $62,190 | $102,480 | $39.43 |
| Pharmacists | 1,090 | $141,480 | $140,440 | $112,300 | $164,220 | $68.02 |
| Occupational Therapists | 1,080 | $84,980 | $85,760 | $59,770 | $108,030 | $40.86 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 1,070 | $45,170 | $45,040 | $35,220 | $56,400 | $21.72 |
| Physician Assistants | 1,060 | $137,330 | $141,810 | $110,690 | $174,920 | $66.02 |
| Physicians, All Other | 1,050 | # | $294,860 | $125,310 | # | # |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 1,000 | $48,600 | $49,020 | $36,350 | $60,430 | $23.36 |
| Medical Records Specialists | 950 | $48,250 | $52,310 | $38,640 | $66,190 | $23.2 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | 790 | $83,800 | $86,900 | $62,190 | $113,060 | $40.29 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | 650 | $80,220 | $78,350 | $50,690 | $98,910 | $38.57 |
| Veterinarians | 630 | $128,890 | $143,510 | $69,530 | # | $61.97 |
| Opticians, Dispensing | 500 | $49,400 | $51,690 | $38,930 | $66,000 | $23.75 |
| Dentists, General | 460 | $162,040 | $176,780 | $95,990 | # | $77.9 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | 450 | $55,350 | $61,670 | $43,500 | $83,640 | $26.61 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | 410 | $238,370 | $248,550 | $114,200 | # | $114.6 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 400 | $64,620 | $63,590 | $31,560 | $90,020 | $31.07 |
| Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | 400 | $47,240 | $50,400 | $38,810 | $67,020 | $22.71 |
| Paramedics | 400 | $60,540 | $63,970 | $49,020 | $82,040 | $29.11 |
| Surgical Technologists | 400 | $67,490 | $67,430 | $49,880 | $82,930 | $32.45 |
| Respiratory Therapists | 390 | $83,620 | $84,750 | $69,740 | $98,790 | $40.2 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 360 | $77,310 | $82,060 | $51,970 | $117,250 | $37.17 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 350 | # | $275,490 | $67,450 | # | # |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | 330 | $100,110 | $101,930 | $73,840 | $132,020 | $48.13 |
| Surgeons, All Other | 290 | # | $381,510 | $77,160 | # | # |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | 280 | # | $362,740 | $239,130 | # | # |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 250 | $101,590 | $95,570 | $78,210 | $108,770 | $48.84 |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | 230 | $76,130 | $77,150 | $48,250 | $103,420 | $36.6 |
| Radiologists | 230 | # | $404,180 | $75,680 | # | # |
| Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | 210 | $79,730 | $92,550 | $75,900 | $132,430 | $38.33 |
| Surgical Assistants | 210 | $74,880 | $76,350 | $48,360 | $124,570 | $36 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 200 | # | $257,980 | $214,250 | # | # |
| Optometrists | 200 | $130,310 | $167,100 | $69,000 | $236,210 | $62.65 |
| Pediatricians, General | 200 | # | $256,260 | $71,820 | # | # |
| Athletic Trainers | 190 | $55,180 | $57,640 | $40,830 | $71,830 | * |
| Cardiologists | 190 | # | # | # | # | # |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 190 | $85,630 | $81,800 | $48,380 | $105,040 | $41.17 |
| Anesthesiologists | 180 | # | $402,950 | $73,720 | # | # |
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | 180 | $82,720 | $90,950 | $56,160 | $133,740 | $39.77 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | 170 | # | $336,850 | $75,880 | # | # |
| Psychiatric Technicians | 150 | $48,340 | $51,690 | $42,090 | $72,860 | $23.24 |
| Recreational Therapists | 130 | $74,780 | $70,860 | $41,900 | $92,250 | $35.95 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 110 | # | $320,910 | $73,840 | # | # |
| Psychiatrists | 110 | $211,370 | $224,100 | $67,580 | # | $101.62 |
| Chiropractors | 100 | $65,780 | $75,380 | $42,760 | $99,510 | $31.63 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | 90 | # | $358,490 | $165,690 | # | # |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 90 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Dermatologists | 70 | # | $352,000 | $73,840 | # | # |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 70 | $99,900 | $100,940 | $88,430 | $112,750 | $48.03 |
| Radiation Therapists | 70 | $101,980 | $99,250 | $80,140 | $125,050 | $49.03 |
| Neurologists | 60 | # | $270,360 | $67,420 | # | # |
| Audiologists | 50 | $88,410 | $95,830 | $87,250 | $111,160 | $42.51 |
| Dietetic Technicians | 50 | $47,440 | $45,430 | $38,950 | $50,540 | $22.81 |
| Nurse Midwives | 50 | $135,860 | $116,250 | $75,690 | $147,970 | $65.32 |
| Exercise Physiologists | 40 | $61,420 | $64,990 | $53,560 | $80,860 | $29.53 |
| Acupuncturists | ** | $83,110 | $77,200 | $48,320 | $104,000 | $39.96 |
| Physicians, Pathologists | ** | # | $311,210 | $40,280 | # | # |
| Podiatrists | ** | $211,000 | $216,410 | $115,230 | # | $101.44 |
| Therapists, All Other | ** | $60,210 | $62,420 | $37,940 | $113,070 | $28.95 |
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=33&OCC_CODE=29-0000. the group row is AREA 33 / OCC_CODE 29-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 33 / 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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