What BLS measured people employed in the town's main occupations earned across its metro area (May 2025). Each job above shows the pay its employer posts.

Occupation (BLS)	Median /hr	Median a year	Employed in area
Dental Assistants(31-9091 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-9091, opens in a new tab))	$27.96 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	$58,160 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	7,190 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)
Dentists, General(29-1021 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1021, opens in a new tab))	$87.09 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dentists, General, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	$181,150 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dentists, General, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	1,920 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dentists, General, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)
Nurse Practitioners(29-1171 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1171, opens in a new tab))	$70.90 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	$147,480 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	5,990 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)
Physician Assistants(29-1071 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1071, opens in a new tab))	$68.47 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	$142,410 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	3,550 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)
Registered Nurses(29-1141 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1141, opens in a new tab))	$51.05 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	$106,180 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)	64,240 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, opens in a new tab)

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area.

Healthcare jobs near Ayer

Towns within thirty-five miles with their own page, nearest first.

Healthcare jobs in Ayer, MA: common questions

How many healthcare jobs are open in Ayer, MA?

5 open jobs at 1 hospitals, clinics and care employers, read from each employer's own job board every night. The most are for dental assistants (1), dentists (1), nurse practitioners (1), physician assistants (1) and registered nurses (1).

Who is hiring in Ayer, MA?

By open jobs on this board: DOCS Health (5).

What do healthcare jobs pay around Ayer?

In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, BLS measured these median wages in May 2025: dental assistants $27.96/hr, dentists, general $87.09/hr, nurse practitioners $70.90/hr and physician assistants $68.47/hr. Each job here shows the pay its employer posts.

Which towns near Ayer have healthcare jobs?

Littleton, MA (5, 5 mi away), Pepperell, MA (5, 7 mi away), Lunenburg, MA (5, 7 mi away), Lancaster, MA (5, 8 mi away) and Acton, MA (5, 9 mi away).

How do I apply?

Each job opens its own page with the full description, then the application on the employer's own site. CareJobs.Now never charges job seekers.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations names Ayer; spellings of the town ("Saint" and "St.", capitals) are matched to one Census place, and a location naming only a facility or a region is not placed in a town. A job's occupation is read from its title. Nearby towns are measured between Census place centers.

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Healthcare jobs in Ayer, MA. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/massachusetts/ayer

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