Healthcare Dominate Indeed’s Top 25 ‘High-Paying In-Demand’ Job List

One of the keys to finding a job is knowing where to look.

This August, Indeed.com ranked the leading U.S. job titles posted by employers on its website and seven of the top 25 positions — all paying $50,000 or more on average — are in healthcare.

The list is ranked by the number of job postings per 1 million search results on Indeed.com from July 10 to Aug. 10 of this year. All salary information and job descriptions are from Indeed.com, a worldwide employment-related search engine for job listings.

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The most in-demand high-paying healthcare jobs on Indeed are:

 

25. Dental Hygienist

National average salary: $78,005
Jobs per 1M: 1,965
Common duties: Dental hygienists examine and clean patients’ teeth
Requirements: Completion of a post-secondary program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation

20. Physical Therapist

National average salary: $93,487
Jobs per 1M: 2,264
Common duties: A physical therapist, or PT, helps an injured or ill person improve their mobility and manage their pain.
Requirements: Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT)

  

19. Licensed Vocational Nurse

National average salary: $62,646
Jobs per 1M: 2,284
Common duties: Licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) give sick or injured patients basic care under a doctor or registered nurse’s supervision.
Requirements: Nursing program completion and valid state licensure 

 

16. Registered Nurse - ICU

National average salary: $99,161
Jobs per 1M: 2,561
Common duties: ICU nurses provide emergency and trauma-based medical care to patients in the intensive care unit or emergency room.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) and registered nursing state licensure through the NCLEX-RN certification 

 

13. Registered Nurse - Medical/Surgical

National average salary: $87,158
Jobs per 1M: 2,835
Common duties: Medical/Surgical nurses treat patients who are sick, require surgery or are recovering from surgery.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) and registered nursing state licensure through the NCLEX-RN certification. Possibly specialized education such as perioperative nurse training. 

 

8. Dental Assistant

National average salary: $58,423
Jobs per 1M: 3,926
Common duties: Dental assistants are healthcare professionals who assist dentists in completing all dental-related tasks, including examining, cleaning and repairing teeth.
Requirements: High school diploma and postsecondary program and/or on-the-job training 

 

1. Registered Nurse

National average salary: $68,020
Jobs per 1M: 15,663
Common duties: A registered nurse is a health care professional who assists doctors and other medical professionals with their patient care duties.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and state nursing license