The types of jobs available at hospitals vary, and so do the annual wages for those jobs.
Here are the median annual wages of 38 jobs within hospitals, listed in ascending order of compensation. Data is the most recent available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.
1. Housekeeping cleaners: $29,960
2. Cooks: $32,510
3. Orderlies: $34,520
4. Security guards: $34,750
5. Nursing assistants: $35,760
6. Emergency medical technicians: $36,680
7. Pharmacy technicians: $37,790
8. Phlebotomists: $38,530
9. Medical records specialists: $47,180
10. Paramedics: $49,090
11. Surgical technologists: $55,960
12. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians: $57,380
13. Health information technologists and medical registrars: $58,250
14. Healthcare social workers: $60,280
15. Radiologic technologists and technicians: $65,140
16. Dietitians and nutritionists: $66,450
17. Public relations specialists: $67,440
18. Registered nurses: $81,220
19. Nuclear medicine technologists: $85,300
20. Physical therapists: $97,720
21. Medical and health services managers: $104,830
22. Nurse practitioners: $121,610
23. Physician assistants: $126,010
24. Pharmacists: $132,750
25. Pediatricians (general): $190,350
26. Nurse anesthetists: $203,090
27. Family medicine physicians: $211,300
28. General internal medicine physicians: $214,460
29. Neurologists: $224,260
30. Psychiatrists: $226,880
31. Physicians, pathologists: Equal to or greater than $239,200
31. OB-GYNs: Equal to or greater than $239,200
31. Anesthesiologists: Equal to or greater than $239,200
31. Emergency medicine physicians: Equal to or greater than $239,200
31. Dermatologists: Equal to or greater than $239,200
31. Radiologists: Equal to or greater than $239,200
31. Orthopedic surgeons (except pediatric): Equal to or greater than $239,200
31. Cardiologists: Equal to or greater than $239,200