Healthcare Jobs in Essex, MA

Q: Which towns near Essex have healthcare jobs?

Gloucester, MA (59, 4 mi away), Ipswich, MA (9, 5 mi away), Beverly, MA (236, 7 mi away), Rockport, MA (20, 9 mi away) and Topsfield, MA (13, 9 mi away).

55 open healthcare jobs in Essex, Massachusetts, at 2 employers2 employers, in 3 occupations3 occupations. Read from each employer's own job board every day.

Essex County · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area · population 3,701 (source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates) (Census ACS 2020-2024)

Jobs in Essex by occupation

Checked 14 Nov 2026, 07:49 UTC

Caregiver · 2
PCT · 2
HHA · 1

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Kinds of healthcare job in Essex

Open jobs of each kind here, with the hourly pay they post where enough do.

Employers hiring in Essex, MA

What care jobs pay in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area

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
Home Health and Personal Care Aides(31-1120 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1120))	$19.67 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area)	$40,910 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area)	72,420 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area)
Nursing Assistants(31-1131 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1131))	$22.88 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area)	$47,590 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area)	26,130 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area)

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

Healthcare jobs near Essex

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

Where people train near Essex

The schools in Essex County whose programs for care jobs graduated the most people in 2023-24:

Salem State University213 graduates · Salem
Trains for registered nurses, occupational therapists and nuclear medicine technologists
North Shore Community College196 graduates · Danvers
Trains for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, radiologic technologists and surgical technologists
Northern Essex Community College131 graduates · Haverhill
Trains for registered nurses, medical assistants, dental assistants and licensed practical nurses
Endicott College129 graduates · Beverly
Trains for registered nurses
Merrimack College66 graduates · North Andover
Trains for registered nurses

Graduates of every award level at the schools that report to the federal survey (those in the federal student aid system); short courses run by employers, the Red Cross or adult education are not counted, and online schools count where they are based. From the U.S. Department of Education's completions survey, 2023-24: nces.ed.gov/ipeds (source: the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS))

Job lists in Massachusetts

The jobs in Massachusetts that answer one search each, from PRN and night shifts to visa sponsorship and the employers that hire CNAs and LPNs, each with today's count.

Healthcare jobs in Essex, MA: common questions

How many healthcare jobs are open in Essex, MA?

5 open jobs at 2 hospitals, clinics and care employers, read from each employer's own job board every night. The most are for caregivers (2), patient care technicians (2) and home health aides (1).

Who is hiring in Essex, MA?

By open jobs on this board: Guardian Angel Senior Services (4) and BAYADA Home Health Care (1).

What do healthcare jobs pay around Essex?

In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, BLS measured these median wages in May 2025: home health and personal care aides $19.67/hr and nursing assistants $22.88/hr. Each job here shows the pay its employer posts.

Which towns near Essex have healthcare jobs?

Gloucester, MA (59, 4 mi away), Ipswich, MA (9, 5 mi away), Beverly, MA (236, 7 mi away), Rockport, MA (20, 9 mi away) and Topsfield, MA (13, 9 mi away).

Where can you train for a healthcare job near Essex?

The schools in Essex County whose care programs graduated the most people in 2023-24 (U.S. Department of Education): Salem State University (213, most in registered nursing programs), North Shore Community College (196, most in registered nursing programs) and Northern Essex Community College (131, most in registered nursing programs). What each trains for.

How do I apply?

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations names Essex; 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.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Essex, MA, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 14 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population)
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2023-24: graduates of care programs at schools in Essex County
OMB core-based statistical area delineations (July 2023), via the US Census Bureau

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Healthcare jobs in Essex, MA. Data as of 14 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/massachusetts/essex

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