Choosing a path in care
Compare healthcare careers
Two careers side by side: what each pays by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and by the jobs open today, how many jobs there are, the outlook and what each takes to enter.
Careers compared
- CNA vs LPN$20.32 vs $30.96 an hour (BLS median)
- LPN vs RN$30.96 vs $46.90 an hour (BLS median)
- RN vs Nurse Practitioner$46.90 vs $63.61 an hour (BLS median)
- Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant$63.61 vs $65.33 an hour (BLS median)
- CNA vs Medical Assistant$20.32 vs $21.97 an hour (BLS median)
- Caregiver vs CNA$17.21 vs $20.32 an hour (BLS median)
- CNA vs Home Health Aide$20.32 vs $17.21 an hour (BLS median)
- Medical Assistant vs Phlebotomist$21.97 vs $21.75 an hour (BLS median)
- Pharmacy Technician vs Medical Assistant$22 vs $21.97 an hour (BLS median)
- Pharmacy Technician vs Pharmacist$22 vs $67.75 an hour (BLS median)
- Physical Therapist vs Occupational Therapist$49.40 vs $48.24 an hour (BLS median)
- PTA vs OTA$32.88 vs $34.76 an hour (BLS median)
- Radiologic Technologist vs Sonographer$38.52 vs $46.44 an hour (BLS median)
- Surgical Tech vs Sterile Processing Tech$31.08 vs $22.93 an hour (BLS median)
- EMT vs Paramedic$21.38 vs $29.13 an hour (BLS median)
- Dental Assistant vs Dental Hygienist$23.11 vs $47.16 an hour (BLS median)
- Respiratory Therapist vs RN$39.56 vs $46.90 an hour (BLS median)
- Physical Therapist vs PTA$49.40 vs $32.88 an hour (BLS median)
- Occupational Therapist vs OTA$48.24 vs $34.76 an hour (BLS median)
- CRNA vs Nurse Practitioner$113.75 vs $63.61 an hour (BLS median)
- Phlebotomist vs Lab Assistant$21.75 vs $30.26 an hour (BLS median)
- Medical Assistant vs LPN$21.97 vs $30.96 an hour (BLS median)
- Radiologic Technologist vs MRI Technologist$38.52 vs $45.91 an hour (BLS median)
- EMT vs CNA$21.38 vs $20.32 an hour (BLS median)
- Phlebotomist vs CNA$21.75 vs $20.32 an hour (BLS median)