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
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors(21-1018 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 21-1018, opens in a new tab))	$28.42 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	$59,120 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	3,850 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)
Home Health and Personal Care Aides(31-1120 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1120, opens in a new tab))	$19.66 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	$40,890 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	15,670 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)
Nursing Assistants(31-1131 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1131, opens in a new tab))	$22.27 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	$46,330 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	13,030 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses(29-2061 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2061, opens in a new tab))	$37.98 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	$78,990 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	2,540 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)
Psychiatric Technicians(29-2053 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2053, opens in a new tab))	$23.07 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	$47,980 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)	1,420 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, opens in a new tab)

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area.

Healthcare jobs near Portsmouth

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

Healthcare jobs in Portsmouth, RI: common questions

How many healthcare jobs are open in Portsmouth, RI?

5 open jobs at 3 hospitals, clinics and care employers, read from each employer's own job board every night. The most are for behavior analysts (1), caregivers (1), certified nursing assistants (1), licensed practical nurses (1) and registered behavior technicians (1).

Who is hiring in Portsmouth, RI?

By open jobs on this board: Atria Senior Living (2), Family Behavior Solutions (2) and Southcoast Health System (1).

What do healthcare jobs pay around Portsmouth?

In the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, BLS measured these median wages in May 2025: substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors $28.42/hr, home health and personal care aides $19.66/hr, nursing assistants $22.27/hr and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses $37.98/hr. Each job here shows the pay its employer posts.

Which towns near Portsmouth have healthcare jobs?

Middletown, RI (14, 5 mi away), Tiverton, RI (7, 5 mi away), Newport, RI (59, 8 mi away), North Kingstown, RI (14, 9 mi away) and Barrington, RI (8, 10 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 Portsmouth; 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 Portsmouth, RI. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/rhode-island/portsmouth

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