Healthcare Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Observed pay is strong. BLS put the Los Angeles annual mean for the healthcare practitioners and technical group at $123,980 in 2025, with a median of $110,100, a 25th percentile of $77,460, and a 75th percentile of $158,850. A separate BLS metro release put the group's average hourly pay at $59.61 in May 2025, but that is still a broad occupational-group figure rather than a title-specific rate. More recent posted ranges in the local job sample center on about $138k to $173k salary or about $51 to $74 / hour, which is useful as a directional signal but not a formal wage benchmark.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 1,670 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $112,500 at the 25th percentile, $133,120 at the median and $152,703 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

Los Angeles is still a good market for already-licensed healthcare practitioners, but it is not an easy one. Metro Education and Health Services employment was 1.324 million in August 2026, up 3.3326% year over year, while metro unemployment was 4.8%. Statewide occupation data shows healthcare practitioner employment up 1.9% year over year in September 2026, but active postings down 7.3%, which points to durable demand with tighter employer selection than last year. Local opportunity is broad rather than concentrated, with more than 3,900 postings across more than 750 companies over the last 90 days, alongside new clinical capacity at Harbor-UCLA and Hoag.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to licensed, on-site clinicians with acute-care or specialty depth and current BLS/ACLS-style credentials.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as a quick-response market; the typical active posting has been open around 31 days, so even strong candidates may face slower cycles than the sector's size suggests.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,954 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. California Therapy Services: 71 open roles
2. Kaiser Permanente: 68 open roles
3. SCH-Culver City: 68 open roles
4. Cedars-Sinai International: 64 open roles
5. Adventist Health: 41 open roles
6. MemorialCare Health System: 38 open roles
7. Providence Health & Services, Inc.: 37 open roles
8. Chahooa: 35 open roles
9. University of Southern California: 35 open roles
10. CommonSpirit Health: 33 open roles

Where the openings are

• Los Angeles: 461
• Glendale: 116
• Long Beach: 93
• Culver City: 75
• Irvine: 62
• Orange: 58
• Torrance: 53
• Palmdale: 52

Work arrangement

on-site 1,778 (93%), hybrid 70 (4%), remote 61 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated first in hospital and large health-system settings. In the recent local sample, hospitals and health care accounted for about 45% of practitioner postings and healthcare another about 35%, while Cedars-Sinai was among the most active named employers with more than 100 postings. Capacity expansion reinforces that tilt: LA County opened Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's new clinic building with more than 200 exam rooms, and Hoag's Irvine Sun Family Campus added 155 inpatient beds, 11 operating rooms, two procedure rooms, and 120,000 square feet of ambulatory facilities. A second cluster sits in therapy, rehab, and distributed care. California Therapy Services led the recent sample with more than 150 postings, FeldCare Connects had more than 75, and physical therapy appeared among the most-requested hard skills. The market is also fragmented across more than 750 companies rather than controlled by one dominant system, so a focused multi-employer search usually beats waiting on a single flagship brand.

• Hospital and specialty systems (high): This is the core demand center: hospitals and health care account for about 45% of postings, Cedars-Sinai is one of the most active named employers, and recent Harbor-UCLA and Hoag expansions add more specialty-care capacity.
• Therapy and rehab providers (high): California Therapy Services and FeldCare Connects are both highly visible in the local sample, and physical therapy is part of the recurring skill mix.
• Outpatient and community-based care (moderate): Beyond hospitals, about 35% of postings sit in the broader healthcare bucket and about 5% in medical practices, which creates room for outpatient, ambulatory, and clinic-centered searches.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site hospital and therapy-heavy roles first, then widen into outpatient care once you have a setting-specific resume and clear credential fit.

Roles worth searching next

• Healthcare Support roles: Los Angeles had 537,460 healthcare support jobs in 2025, making it a much larger neighboring lane for candidates who need a faster entry point into care settings.
• Medical Billing and Coding: It is one of the clearer remote-friendly neighboring healthcare paths, although many newcomers still need to start onsite or hybrid.
• Clinical Documentation Specialist / Medical Scribe: Clinical documentation is already a recurring local skill requirement, and ambient AI scribe tools are becoming part of normal care workflows.
• Clinical Informatics / Digital Health Implementation: Healthcare employers are prioritizing AI-fluent professionals, and the healthcare AI skill stack increasingly includes FHIR, HL7, clinical vocabularies, and Python.

What postings ask for

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (table_stakes | immediate): It shows up repeatedly in local credential data and remains a baseline credential across Southern California medical listings. Who: Anyone applying into direct patient-care roles.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (differentiator | immediate): ACLS is one of the most commonly requested certifications locally, which makes it a useful screening credential for acute-care and specialty settings. Who: RNs, NPs, PAs, and other clinicians targeting hospital or higher-acuity roles.
• Critical care (premium | near-term): Critical care is cited as one of the most in-demand clinical skills in the regional market, so it can help you stand out for hospital-based roles. Who: Candidates aiming at ICU, step-down, perioperative, NICU-adjacent, or high-acuity settings.
• Patient assessment and care planning (table_stakes | immediate): Patient assessment appears in about 25% of local postings, and care planning is also part of the recurring skill mix. Who: Entry-level and mid-career clinicians who need a stronger, more scannable resume story.
• Clinical documentation (differentiator | near-term): Clinical documentation appears in about 15% of postings, and AI tools are increasingly taking first-pass notes and summaries, so employers value clinicians who can document cleanly and validate AI-assisted output. Who: Anyone whose interviews stall at the screening stage or who wants to move into specialty or documentation-heavy care settings.
• AI fluency and digital health tools (differentiator | long-term): Healthcare employers are prioritizing AI-fluent professionals, and adjacent healthcare AI hiring increasingly rewards familiarity with digital tools, FHIR, HL7, and clinical vocabularies. Who: Mid-career clinicians, informatics-leaning practitioners, and candidates who want to future-proof their profile.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Observed pay is strong. BLS put the Los Angeles annual mean for the healthcare practitioners and technical group at $123,980 in 2025, with a median of $110,100, a 25th percentile of $77,460, and a 75th percentile of $158,850. A separate BLS metro release put the group's average hourly pay at $59.61 in May 2025, but that is still a broad occupational-group figure rather than a title-specific rate. More recent posted ranges in the local job sample center on about $138k to $173k salary or about $51 to $74 / hour, which is useful as a directional signal but not a formal wage benchmark. By group averages, Los Angeles pays above the national benchmark: the local mean was $123,980 versus $108,700 nationally, and the local median was $110,100 versus $86,530 nationally.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated first in hospital and large health-system settings. In the recent local sample, hospitals and health care accounted for about 45% of practitioner postings and healthcare another about 35%, while Cedars-Sinai was among the most active named employers with more than 100 postings. Capacity expansion reinforces that tilt: LA County opened Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's new clinic building with more than 200 exam rooms, and Hoag's Irvine Sun Family Campus added 155 inpatient beds, 11 operating rooms, two procedure rooms, and 120,000 square feet of ambulatory facilities. A second cluster sits in therapy, rehab, and distributed care. California Therapy Services led the recent sample with more than 150 postings, FeldCare Connects had more than 75, and physical therapy appeared among the most-requested hard skills. The market is also fragmented across more than 750 companies rather than controlled by one dominant system, so a focused multi-employer search usually beats waiting on a single flagship brand.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from California Therapy Services (150 postings), Cedars-Sinai (100 postings), FeldCare Connects (75 postings), Allcareprovider (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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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