Mississippi·Healthcare Support Occupations·SOC 31-9099

Best Healthcare Support Worker, All Other programs in Mississippi, ranked by enrollment

All healthcare support workers not listed.

7 schools in Mississippi run programs that feed this job, graduating 216 people a year. The job pays a median of $34,900 in Mississippi across about 520 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledCommunication AssistantSpeech Pathologist AssistantEndoscopy Technician (Endoscopy Tech)GI Tech (Gastrointestinal Technician)Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER)Certified Endo Tech (Certified Endoscopy Technician)
Graduates / yr
216
in Mississippi
Median pay · Mississippi
$34,900
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
520
people employed
Schools
7
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Mississippi that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Mississippi that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Mississippi (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Mississippi page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1216
100.0%
7$30,774$17,375

Top 7 schools in Mississippi

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 7 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS Public · 1 feeder programs
92Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other45%
2Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS Public · 1 feeder programs
52Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other$29,94943%
3Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS Public · 1 feeder programs
27Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other$27,89034%
4Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS Public · 1 feeder programs
16Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other41%
5Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS Public · 1 feeder programs
14Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other$23,98639%
6Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit, MS Public · 1 feeder programs
8Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other56%
7Copiah - Lincoln Community College
Wesson, MS Public · 1 feeder programs
7Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other50%

All 7 schools in Mississippi

Every school in Mississippi with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Mississippi that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobiaPublic921
Hinds Community CollegeRaymondPublic521
Meridian Community CollegeMeridianPublic271
Jones County Junior CollegeEllisvillePublic161
Holmes Community CollegeGoodmanPublic141
Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummitPublic81
Copiah - Lincoln Community CollegeWessonPublic71

What healthcare support workers, all other earn in Mississippi

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Mississippi
$34,900
Mean annual
$39,900
Jobs in state
520
What the range looks like
10th pct$27,960Median$34,90090th pct$60,860
Versus the national median
-27.9%

U.S. median $48,430. Mississippi pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.63×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Mississippi

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
$36,280median
120 jobs
Jackson, MS
$37,800median
210 jobs
Hattiesburg, MS
$35,860median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.5%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
14,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,800
109,700 → 113,500
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Healthcare Support Workers, All Other page.

How to become a Healthcare Support Worker, All Other

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingMonitoringCritical ThinkingWriting

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Mississippi

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 11 majors mapped to Healthcare Support Workers, All Other11 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 51.0703Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk
  • 51.0711Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • 51.0714Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
  • 51.0717Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
  • 51.0799Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • 51.0814Radiologist Assistant
  • 51.0815Lactation Consultant
  • 51.0816Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
  • 51.0899Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other
  • 51.2603Medication Aide
  • 51.2604Rehabilitation Aide

Common questions

Answers for people weighing healthcare support workers, all other programs in Mississippi.

What degree do you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker, All Other?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other, which awarded 216 degrees in Mississippi in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Healthcare Support Worker, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Health and Medical Administrative Services. Together they graduate about 216 people a year in Mississippi.

How much do healthcare support workers, all other earn in Mississippi?+

The median is $34,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 27.9% below the U.S. median of $48,430. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for healthcare support workers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +3.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 14,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Mississippi?+

7 institutions in Mississippi reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do healthcare support workers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Communication Assistant, Speech Pathologist Assistant, Endoscopy Technician (Endoscopy Tech), GI Tech (Gastrointestinal Technician), Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA), Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 31-9099.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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