Healthcare Jobs in Boston, MA

Government wage data for the broader practitioner family in Boston put annual pay around a $102,090 median, $124,520 mean, $79,720 at the 25th percentile, and $137,430 at the 75th percentile in 2025. Current posted ranges in the local sample center on about $100k to $135k, with hourly postings around about $40 to $71 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 1,259 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $97,999 at the 25th percentile, $118,518 at the median and $141,846 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Boston is a favorable market right now if you already hold the licenses and clinical experience employers want. The metro unemployment rate was 4.1% in August 2026, Boston-area Education and Health Services employment reached 613.7 thousand and grew 0.7387% year over year, and statewide healthcare-practitioner employment and active postings were up 3.2% and 1.2% respectively in September. We also observed more than 3,500 postings across more than 500 companies over the last 90 days, with hiring fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The catch is that about 90% of postings are on-site, so this is not an easy market for candidates who lack clinical credentials, want remote work, or are switching in without a clear adjacent story.

Best positioned: The best odds are for already licensed clinicians in shortage-leaning subfields such as associate-degree RN, respiratory therapy, and radiologic technology, especially if they can show Epic/EHR fluency and current BLS or ACLS credentials.

Main caution: Do not assume Boston's headline pay solves Boston's cost problem: the metro-wide practitioner median was $102,090 in 2025, but Boston's cost of living is 53 percent above the U.S. average.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,406 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.: 153 open roles
2. Mass General Brigham Incorporated: 103 open roles
3. BMC Health System: 65 open roles
4. Tufts Medicine: 49 open roles
5. BMC Software, Inc.: 47 open roles
6. South Shore Health: 36 open roles
7. Optum: 35 open roles
8. BrightStar Care: 34 open roles
9. Mass General: 31 open roles
10. BILH Performance Network: 27 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 397
• Cambridge: 67
• Brockton: 53
• Lowell: 52
• Winchester: 51
• Weymouth: 38
• Beverly: 34
• Framingham: 34

Work arrangement

on-site 1,240 (91%), hybrid 88 (6%), remote 34 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in hospitals and large health systems, not evenly spread across small private practices. We observed more than 3,500 postings across more than 500 companies over the last 90 days, but the sample is still centered on hospitals and health care sectors: about 45% of postings are in hospitals and health care, about 40% in healthcare, and about 45% come from enterprise employers. The most consistently active names include Mass General Brigham Incorporated, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc., BMC Health System, Bay State Physical Therapy, and CVS Health Corporation. That means the easiest path is not "healthcare anywhere" but "licensed clinical work that fits large-system workflows." About 90% of postings are on-site, only about 5% hybrid and about 5% remote, and the skill pattern centers on patient assessment, clinical documentation, patient education, treatment planning, and medication administration. Posting seniority also skews toward entry and mid-level roles rather than leadership, with about 40% entry and about 55% mid-level openings. There is also a smaller but meaningful pocket of opportunity around public health and community-facing care. Boston SPHERE links more than 30 academic, research, and healthcare institutions around training and retention, and a separate Boston initiative is training students in adolescent health, health education, facilitation, community engagement, and public-health practice for school placements.

• Academic medical centers and large hospital systems (high): This is the biggest pool, led by Mass General Brigham Incorporated, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc., and BMC Health System, with demand shaped by on-site clinical coverage and enterprise workflows.
• Therapy, rehab, and ambulatory networks (moderate): Bay State Physical Therapy and CVS Health Corporation show that outpatient, rehab, and retail-clinical settings are a viable second lane, especially for candidates who want volume hiring outside flagship hospitals.
• Public health and community-based programs (moderate): The public-health lane is smaller, but local training partnerships involving more than 30 institutions and school-based placements point to a growing feeder system for prevention, education, and community engagement roles.

Where to focus: Focus first on large on-site systems where your license, patient population, and documentation platform already match the posting.

Roles worth searching next

• Medical coder / biller: If you know clinical terminology but want a non-bedside path, coding and billing is the clearest adjacent route, and CPC and CPB are the recommended certifications for that foundation.
• Care coordinator / remote patient monitoring coordinator: Virtual care is creating roles in remote patient monitoring, care coordination, virtual check-ins, and patient education that value clinical communication without always requiring acute bedside work.
• Clinical documentation specialist: Boston postings frequently ask for clinical documentation, patient education, and care planning, making documentation-heavy roles a realistic bridge for experienced clinicians.
• Public health educator / school-based health program staff: Boston's public-health initiatives are building pathways in health education, facilitation, community engagement, and public-health practice, including school placements.

What postings ask for

• Epic Systems / EHR documentation (differentiator | immediate): Boston-area skill signals call out Epic Systems, EHR proficiency, and telehealth integration as in demand, while local postings repeatedly ask for clinical documentation. Who: RNs, NPs, therapists, pharmacists, and clinicians re-entering hospital or multisite outpatient settings.
• Patient assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Patient assessment is the most-requested hard skill in local practitioner postings at about 25%, which makes it core evidence of job readiness rather than a nice-to-have. Who: All direct-care applicants, especially early-career candidates whose experience needs to look immediately usable.
• Clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Clinical documentation appears in about 20% of local postings and is one of the clearest cross-setting filters for hospital, outpatient, and telehealth roles. Who: Anyone applying into enterprise employers, quality-sensitive settings, or documentation-heavy specialties.
• Patient education and care planning (differentiator | immediate): Local postings frequently ask for patient education, treatment planning, and care planning, so employers are screening for clinicians who can do more than task execution. Who: Mid-career clinicians, ambulatory candidates, and anyone moving toward chronic-care or community-facing roles.
• CPR / BLS (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification and BLS are among the most commonly listed local requirements, each appearing in about 5% of postings that specify certifications. Who: Entry-level clinicians, re-entry candidates, and anyone targeting hospital or urgent-care work.
• ACLS (premium | near-term): ACLS also shows up among the most common local certifications, which makes it a practical signal for higher-acuity readiness rather than just an add-on. Who: RNs and other clinicians targeting acute care, specialty units, or procedure-heavy environments.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Government wage data for the broader practitioner family in Boston put annual pay around a $102,090 median, $124,520 mean, $79,720 at the 25th percentile, and $137,430 at the 75th percentile in 2025. Current posted ranges in the local sample center on about $100k to $135k, with hourly postings around about $40 to $71 / hour. Boston pays above the national practitioner average: the local mean was $59.87 per hour versus $52.26 nationally. That is real upside, but it lands in one of the country's more expensive metros.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in hospitals and large health systems, not evenly spread across small private practices. We observed more than 3,500 postings across more than 500 companies over the last 90 days, but the sample is still centered on hospitals and health care sectors: about 45% of postings are in hospitals and health care, about 40% in healthcare, and about 45% come from enterprise employers. The most consistently active names include Mass General Brigham Incorporated, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc., BMC Health System, Bay State Physical Therapy, and CVS Health Corporation. That means the easiest path is not "healthcare anywhere" but "licensed clinical work that fits large-system workflows." About 90% of postings are on-site, only about 5% hybrid and about 5% remote, and the skill pattern centers on patient assessment, clinical documentation, patient education, treatment planning, and medication administration. Posting seniority also skews toward entry and mid-level roles rather than leadership, with about 40% entry and about 55% mid-level openings. There is also a smaller but meaningful pocket of opportunity around public health and community-facing care. Boston SPHERE links more than 30 academic, research, and healthcare institutions around training and retention, and a separate Boston initiative is training students in adolescent health, health education, facilitation, community engagement, and public-health practice for school placements.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Mass General Brigham Incorporated (200 postings), Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc. (200 postings), BMC Health System (125 postings), Bay State Physical Therapy (100 postings), CVS Health Corporation (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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