Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in El Paso

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February 17, 2021
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Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in El Paso

Anybody who has taken a course in marketing, psychology or sociology is likely familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. First detailed by psychologist Andrew Maslow in his 1943 work “A Theory of Human Motivation,” the hierarchy breaks down the complex network of human thoughts into a categorical triage, placing self-development at the top and security and physical health at the bottom. In setting up this pyramid, Maslow framed self-recognition and creative development as ultimate goals, while also prioritizing personal safety and strong physical health.

As such, it has never been more important to recognize the health care professionals who work tirelessly to keep the population healthy. In 2019, the United States spent 17.7% of its GDP on health. While it’s encouraging to know that the country is investing in those responsible for maintaining the nation’s well-being, not all health care professionals receive equal compensation.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying health care jobs in El Paso, TX using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2019 annual mean wage. Keep reading to see which health care jobs make the most and least in your city.

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#41. Pharmacy aides

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,460
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,490
- Employment: 37,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($46,610)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($46,430)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($42,620)
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#40. Physical therapist aides

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,390
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,180
- Employment: 49,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Savannah, GA ($50,470)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($44,720)
--- Boulder, CO ($41,450)
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#39. Medical assistants

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,910
- #384 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,900

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($49,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($48,920)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($47,140)
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#38. Nursing assistants

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- #314 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($46,170)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($45,100)
--- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($44,710)
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#37. Psychiatric aides

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,850
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,590
- Employment: 55,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($48,280)
--- Rochester, NY ($45,890)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($45,010)
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#36. Dietetic technicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,330
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,180
- Employment: 29,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($52,880)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($45,910)
--- Salinas, CA ($44,730)
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#35. Veterinary technologists and technicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,710
- #270 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 110,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($76,660)
--- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ($57,740)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($50,100)
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#34. Opticians, dispensing

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,820
- #271 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,730
- Employment: 72,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($70,730)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($68,970)
--- New Haven, CT ($66,020)
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#33. Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,590
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,690
- Employment: 97,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($48,240)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,890)
--- Port St. Lucie, FL ($43,200)
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#32. Phlebotomists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,110
- #275 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,480
- Employment: 128,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($58,610)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($54,040)
--- Redding, CA ($52,310)
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#31. Ophthalmic medical technicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,270
- #199 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,760
- Employment: 58,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Duluth, MN-WI ($56,620)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($53,770)
--- New Bedford, MA ($53,250)
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#30. Medical transcriptionists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,020
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,210
- Employment: 55,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($67,840)
--- Amarillo, TX ($56,970)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($54,080)
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#29. Dental assistants

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,920
- #346 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 870

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 351,470
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($56,010)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($54,510)
--- Rochester, MN ($53,010)
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#28. Pharmacy technicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,050
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,260

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,250
- Employment: 417,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($51,090)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($50,790)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($50,070)
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#27. Medical equipment preparers

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,200
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,530
- Employment: 56,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($63,400)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($61,080)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,670)
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#26. Surgical technologists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $45,160
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,110
- Employment: 109,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($74,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,790)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,750)
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#25. Athletic trainers

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $47,380
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,540
- Employment: 28,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($73,250)
--- Lansing-East Lansing, MI ($66,390)
--- Trenton, NJ ($65,320)
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#24. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $47,760
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,820

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 697,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($69,490)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,160)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($67,990)
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#23. Massage therapists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $49,040
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,180
- Employment: 107,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($76,930)
--- Yakima, WA ($72,870)
--- College Station-Bryan, TX ($70,090)
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#22. Respiratory therapists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $55,800
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,950
- Employment: 132,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($101,520)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($98,810)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,950)
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#21. Occupational therapy assistants

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $59,990
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,880
- Employment: 44,990
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($92,580)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($83,690)
--- Reno, NV ($81,800)
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#20. Dental hygienists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,520
- #324 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,230
- Employment: 221,560
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($140,150)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($120,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,940)
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#19. Radiologic technologists and technicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,860
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,120
- Employment: 207,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($109,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,670)
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#18. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $61,760
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,600
- Employment: 56,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salem, OR ($106,620)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($103,050)
--- Medford, OR ($82,780)
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#17. Dietitians and nutritionists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,470
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,330
- Employment: 67,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($88,350)
--- Salinas, CA ($87,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,890)
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#16. Physical therapist assistants

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,710
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,520
- Employment: 96,840
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($78,530)
--- Victoria, TX ($78,070)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($75,470)
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#15. Diagnostic medical sonographers

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,550
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,780
- Employment: 72,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($126,850)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($118,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($115,280)
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#14. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $74,060
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $74,270
- Employment: 37,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($124,950)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,870)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,920)
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#13. Registered nurses

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $74,380
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,950

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,460
- Employment: 2,982,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($140,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($138,000)
--- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($134,000)
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#12. Speech-language pathologists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $80,210
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,000
- Employment: 154,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($117,710)
--- Corvallis, OR ($105,380)
--- Chico, CA ($104,640)
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#11. Occupational therapists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $84,430
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,210
- Employment: 133,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- The Villages, FL ($115,090)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($108,870)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($107,450)
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#10. Physician assistants

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $89,150
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $112,410
- Employment: 120,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($161,370)
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($156,250)
--- Waterbury, CT ($154,550)
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#9. Physical therapists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $92,080
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,170
- Employment: 233,350
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Yuba City, CA ($116,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($116,120)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($113,950)
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#8. Nurse practitioners

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $109,260
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,840
- Employment: 200,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($175,060)
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($160,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($157,150)
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#7. Optometrists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $118,450
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $122,980
- Employment: 39,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Champaign-Urbana, IL ($238,460)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($210,490)
--- Evansville, IN-KY ($183,380)
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#6. Pharmacists

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $133,450
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,510
- Employment: 311,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tyler, TX ($161,790)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($158,250)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($157,850)
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#5. Veterinarians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $134,860
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,820
- Employment: 74,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sherman-Denison, TX ($210,960)
--- Lubbock, TX ($176,730)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($161,230)
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#4. Dentists, general

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $177,940
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $178,260
- Employment: 110,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Burlington, NC ($278,360)
--- Burlington-South Burlington, VT ($275,430)
--- Longview, TX ($272,440)
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#3. Pediatricians, general

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $197,070
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $184,410
- Employment: 29,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Rockford, IL ($277,390)
--- Killeen-Temple, TX ($273,770)
--- Chico, CA ($270,550)
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#2. General internal medicine physicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $197,310
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $201,440
- Employment: 44,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sioux Falls, SD ($282,610)
--- Rapid City, SD ($280,990)
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($280,500)
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#1. Family medicine physicians

El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $223,810
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,270
- Employment: 109,370
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Racine, WI ($286,030)
--- Jacksonville, NC ($282,580)
--- Gadsden, AL ($281,430)

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