Healthcare Support Worker
Impact: Patient outcomes
Assist healthcare professionals in providing patient care, performing basic health checks, and ensuring patient comfort and well-being.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 80% Team / 20% Solo
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $43,771
- Entry-level
- $30,000 - $35,000
- Senior
- $55,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 8% (faster than average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate to 50-70% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- Minimal
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Patient Hygiene
- Record Keeping
- First Aid
- Infection Control
Soft skills
- Empathy
- Communication
- Patience
- Active Listening
- Problem-Solving
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Licensed Practical Nurse
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to low risk due to direct patient interaction and emotional support components
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 3.8/10
- Work-life balance
- 5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- High