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Occupation
Starting salary
Overall average
Upper ranges
Year of data
Anesthesiologist assistant
$95,000-$120,000
$160,000-$180,000
2006
Art therapist
$32,000
$38,000-$48,000
$50,000- $80,000
Athletic trainer
$35,000
$45,000
$55,000-$75,000
2005
Audiologist
$62,000
$78,000 (management)
2004
Cardiovascular technologist
$36,000-$45,000
$50,000-$65,000
$75,000 plus
Clinical lab scientist/ med technologist
$44,500-$52,000
CLS/MT manager
$69,500-$72,000
Clinical lab technician/ medical lab technician
$37,100-$41,000
Counselor
$23,560
$42,110
$67,170
Cytotechnologist
$46,000
$68,645
$105,600
Cytotech supervisor
$48,000
$70,646
$100,000
2002
Dental assistant
$15.48/hr
Dental hygienist
$30.30/hr
Dental lab technician
$15.40/hr
2003
Diagnostic medical sonographer
$61,984
$67,253
Diagnostic molecular scientist
$35,000-$47,000
$45,000- $82,000 (management)
Dietetic technician
$26,000-$37,000*
$36,300- $41,100
Dietitian/nutritionist
$35,300-$46,000*
$50,000- $72,000
Electroneurodiagnostic technologist
$34,726
$44,621
$49,192- $52,187
Emergency medical technician-paramedic
$30,400
$40,000- $46,000
1997
Genetic counselor
$40,900
$53,800
$108,000
Health information administrator
$40,000
$54,700
$85,000
Health information technician
$30,000
$39,100
$50,000
Histologic technician
$40,500
Histotechnologist
$44,970-$49,360
Kinesiotherapist
$32,500-$38,000
$60,000
Low vision therapist
$44,777
Magnetic resonance technologist
$44,410
$66,861
$78,210
Marriage and family counselor/therapist
$57,119
Massage therapist
$20,000- $49,000
Medical assistant
$22,650
$27,951
Medical illustrator
$40,000-$45,000
$45,000-$75,000
$90,000-$130,000
Medical librarian
$41,000
$58,000
$158,000
Music therapist
$42,364
Nuclear med technologist
$67,429
$71,102
Occupational therapist
$46,334
$58,080
$80,000
Occupational therapy assistant
$33,000
$39,728
$55,100
Ophthalmic assistant
$21,500
$40,040
$44,833
Ophthalmic dispensing optician
$27,000
Ophthalmic laboratory technician
$15,100
$25,000
2000
Ophthalmic medical technologist
$58,481
$70,400- $125,000
Ophthalmic technician
$39,000
$47,438
$56,643
Orientation and mobility specialist
$46,564
Orthoptist
$35,000-$42,000
$45,000-$50,000
Orthotist and prosthetist
$22,000-$35,000
$42,000-$60,000
Pathologists' assistant
$75,000-$100,000
Perfusionist
$60,000-$75,000
$70,000-$90,000
$100,000 (manager)
Pharmacy technician
$19,000
Phlebotomist
$24,315-$29,120
Physical therapist
$54,000
$70,000
Physical therapist assistant
$37,000
Physician assistant
$68,116
$81,129
$110,000
Radiographer
$36,918
$59,735
$64,580
Radiation therapist
$65,381
$72,300
$80,067
Rehabilitation counselor
$47,000
Rehabilitation teacher
$37,055
Respiratory therapist
$41,537
$56,222
$74,880
Specialist in blood bank technology
$45,000 (bench techs)
$54,000 (supervisors)
$66,000 (managers)
Speech-language pathologist (schools)
$40,041
$52,131-$57,000
$80,000 (management)
Speech-language pathologist (health care)
$52,694
$72,985 (management)
Surgical technologist
$34,010
Teacher of the visually impaired
$47,086
Therapeutic recreation specialist (CTRS)
$60,000- $70,000
*Data valid for those employed full time in their current primary position for 5 years or less.
Last updated: Nov 22, 2006 Content provided by: Medical Education Products
