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Healthcare Support

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

All healthcare support workers not listed separately.

Also called: Communication Assistant, Speech Assistant, Speech Paraeducator, Speech Pathologist Assistant, Speech Therapy Assistant, Speech-Language Assistant

Median pay in Greater Boston
$60,760
$29.21/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
1,160
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+3.6%
220 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
High school diploma or equivalent

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$40,370$47,260$60,760$72,610$83,690

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure43 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 51
  • Language-model AIOE 53
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 24

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

This group covers many different healthcare support jobs, so the effect of AI will vary by role. AI exposure is moderate, and observed AI use is little or none so far. AI tools are most likely to help with paperwork and information tasks, while hands-on patient support is much harder for them to take over.

Likely to change

  • Paperwork and record entry
  • Scheduling and routine information lookup

Still relies on people

  • Hands-on help for patients
  • Working directly with the care team

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

4 programs near Boston

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