Healthcare Support

Patient Care Technicians

SOC 31-9099

Provide direct bedside care and assist nurses and physicians.

Median pay

$48k

$39k to $60k typical range

Outlook

Growing

14k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 14th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

62/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.