Healthcare Jobs in Houston, TX

Observed local wage data is solid but broad: BLS puts Houston healthcare practitioners and technical occupations at $50.30 per hour in May 2025, with a 2025 annual median of $88,810, mean of $104,620, 25th percentile of $62,740, and 75th percentile of $120,710 for the major occupational group. More recent posting-based guidance centers on about $90k to $114k annually or about $35 to $55 per hour, which should be read as directional rather than as a marketwide average.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 499 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $78,000 at the 25th percentile, $94,442 at the median and $112,840 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Houston is still a workable market for licensed healthcare practitioners, but it is not a low-effort market. Houston's education and health services sector employed 476.4 thousand workers in August 2026 and grew 1.2540% year over year, while the metro unemployment rate was 5% in August 2026. BLS counted 188,810 healthcare practitioner and technical jobs in the metro in 2025, and a recent local posting sample captured more than 2,900 openings across more than 500 companies. That points to steady demand, especially in hospital-centered care, but with real screening around license fit, setting, and on-site availability.

Best positioned: A fully licensed clinician with recent inpatient or high-volume outpatient experience, strong patient assessment and documentation skills, and current CPR/BLS credentials is the best-positioned profile right now.

Main caution: Do not read broad category pay averages as typical for every role: Houston's healthcare practitioner family median was $88,810 in 2025, but the retrieved local release did not publish Houston-specific medians for physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, or pharmacists individually.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,285 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Houston Methodist: 150 open roles
2. HCA Houston Healthcare: 105 open roles
3. Harris Health System, Inc.: 64 open roles
4. Memorial Hermann: 54 open roles
5. Texas Children's: 46 open roles
6. PARS Therapy: 33 open roles
7. CommonSpirit Health: 30 open roles
8. Optum: 28 open roles
9. PAM Health: 25 open roles
10. CommonSpirit Health: 24 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 699
• The Woodlands: 63
• Sugar Land: 55
• Katy: 52
• Webster: 44
• Pasadena: 42
• Humble: 33
• Pearland: 29

Work arrangement

on-site 1,213 (96%), hybrid 26 (2%), remote 24 (2%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunities are concentrated in large health systems and hospital-adjacent care. Over the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 2,900 practitioner postings across more than 500 companies, with Houston Methodist, HCA Houston Healthcare, CommonSpirit Health, and Chi among the most active named employers. The mix also leans heavily toward core care delivery, with about 50% of postings tagged to healthcare and about 40% to hospitals and health care. This is not a one-employer market, though. Hiring is fragmented across employers in the sample, which helps candidates who are flexible on care setting, commute, and schedule. There are also signs of niche expansion around rehab and specialty care: Encompass Health announced a 24-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Conroe and a 60-bed replacement rehabilitation hospital in The Woodlands, while Houston Methodist sought an internal medicine or family medicine physician for Concierge Medicine and Executive Health.

• Large hospital systems (high): This is the clearest volume pocket, with Houston Methodist, HCA Houston Healthcare, CommonSpirit Health, and Chi all appearing among the most active local employers in the recent sample.
• Rehabilitation and post-acute care (moderate): Encompass Health's announced 24-bed Conroe project and 60-bed Woodlands replacement hospital point to additional rehab-related clinical demand building in the northern arc of the metro.
• Specialty physician programs (limited): Houston Methodist's search for an internal medicine or family medicine physician for Concierge Medicine and Executive Health shows targeted demand for high-trust, premium-care physician niches.

Where to focus: If you want the highest odds in the next 90 days, prioritize hospital-system roles and rehab-adjacent openings where your current license, schedule flexibility, and documentation skills already match the posting language.

Roles worth searching next

• Patient Care Assistant: Houston Methodist ran a systemwide Patient Care Assistant hiring event across multiple hospitals, making this a practical bridge into bedside environments for people still building toward practitioner credentials.
• Clinical Documentation Specialist: Local postings emphasize clinical documentation, and healthcare employers are investing in AI-supported documentation workflows, which makes this a reasonable pivot for clinicians who want less bedside time.
• EHR Trainer or Clinical Informatics Analyst: EHR proficiency such as Epic or Cerner is a core competency in healthcare work, so clinicians who like systems and workflow improvement can move toward informatics.
• Practice Administrator or Nursing Operations Coordinator: Houston has an active local leadership pipeline through direct BSN-to-DNP nursing leadership entry, which supports moves from bedside work into operations.

What postings ask for

• Patient assessment (table_stakes | immediate): It is one of the most visible hard-skill signals in local postings, appearing in about 25% of openings. Who: All licensed clinicians, especially early-career applicants.
• Patient education (table_stakes | immediate): Patient education also shows up in about 25% of local postings, which means employers want clinicians who can teach, not just treat. Who: Nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and outpatient clinicians.
• Clinical documentation (differentiator | immediate): Clinical documentation appears in about 20% of local postings, and broader healthcare occupation guidance also highlights EHR proficiency as a core competency. Who: Anyone changing employers, specialties, or care settings.
• Epic/Cerner proficiency (differentiator | near-term): Electronic Health Records proficiency, including Epic and Cerner, is highlighted as a core competency for healthcare practitioners. Who: Mid-career clinicians and career switchers aiming at larger systems.
• Care planning and care coordination (differentiator | near-term): Care planning appears in about 15% of local postings, and interprofessional care coordination is emphasized in broader healthcare guidance. Who: Clinicians moving toward inpatient throughput, case-adjacent, or complex-care roles.
• CPR / Basic Life Support (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification appears in about 10% of local postings, and BLS-related requirements appear in about 5%, making current life-support credentials a common first-pass screen. Who: Any applicant targeting direct patient care.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Observed local wage data is solid but broad: BLS puts Houston healthcare practitioners and technical occupations at $50.30 per hour in May 2025, with a 2025 annual median of $88,810, mean of $104,620, 25th percentile of $62,740, and 75th percentile of $120,710 for the major occupational group. More recent posting-based guidance centers on about $90k to $114k annually or about $35 to $55 per hour, which should be read as directional rather than as a marketwide average. This is a comparatively well-paid field locally: Texas healthcare-practitioner openings had a mean offered salary of ~$98,395 in September 2026 versus ~$67,467 across Texas openings overall. Houston can support strong middle-income and upper-middle-income practitioner pay, but the best outcomes depend heavily on license level, specialty, and care setting.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Most real opportunities are concentrated in large health systems and hospital-adjacent care. Over the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 2,900 practitioner postings across more than 500 companies, with Houston Methodist, HCA Houston Healthcare, CommonSpirit Health, and Chi among the most active named employers. The mix also leans heavily toward core care delivery, with about 50% of postings tagged to healthcare and about 40% to hospitals and health care. This is not a one-employer market, though. Hiring is fragmented across employers in the sample, which helps candidates who are flexible on care setting, commute, and schedule. There are also signs of niche expansion around rehab and specialty care: Encompass Health announced a 24-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Conroe and a 60-bed replacement rehabilitation hospital in The Woodlands, while Houston Methodist sought an internal medicine or family medicine physician for Concierge Medicine and Executive Health.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Houston Methodist (250 postings), HCA Houston Healthcare (200 postings), CommonSpirit Health (100 postings), Chi (100 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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