Healthcare Jobs in Washington, DC

Government wage data puts the local healthcare-practitioner family at about $102,250 median, $120,470 mean, $77,430 at the 25th percentile, $133,900 at the 75th percentile, and $197,980 at the 90th percentile annually in 2025. Recent posted salaries center lower, around about $85k to $112k, with hourly postings around about $40 to $59 / hour, which is a directional posting sample rather than a full-market wage census.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 1,552 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $94,854 at the 25th percentile, $106,652 at the median and $127,140 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

This is a workable market for licensed Healthcare Practitioners, but it is not an easy one. Washington-area unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, and the metro's Education and Health Services sector was down only -0.1836% year-over-year, much steadier than total metro nonfarm employment at -1.9610%. At the same time, local practitioner hiring is spread across more than 800 companies with more than 4,600 recent postings, and about 90% of those postings are on-site, so access is best for clinicians who can move quickly into in-person roles.

Best positioned: The best odds right now are for already licensed clinicians with current life-support credentials, solid documentation and patient-assessment experience, and flexibility for hospital or outpatient on-site work.

Main caution: Do not confuse a large market with an easy market: pay is strong, but the category spans very different sub-specialties and the top salaries are concentrated in highly licensed roles.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,877 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. MedStar Health: 157 open roles
2. Inova Health System, Inc.: 137 open roles
3. Johns Hopkins Medicine: 114 open roles
4. GW Hospital: 79 open roles
5. Adventist HealthCare: 53 open roles
6. One Medical: 49 open roles
7. Uhs: 45 open roles
8. VHC Health: 43 open roles
9. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation: 36 open roles
10. LifeBridge Health Inc: 31 open roles

Where the openings are

• Washington: 391
• Baltimore: 333
• Alexandria: 81
• Arlington: 76
• Silver Spring: 70
• Rockville: 59
• Woodbridge: 58
• Falls Church: 58

Work arrangement

on-site 1,708 (92%), remote 71 (4%), hybrid 68 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in large health-system employers rather than a single dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 4,600 practitioner postings across more than 800 companies, with leading activity from Inova, Uhs, Johns Hopkins Medicine, MedStar Health, VHC Health, and LifeBridge Health Inc. Hiring in the sample is fragmented, which gives candidates multiple doors into the market if they search broadly. By industry, about 55% of postings sit in hospitals and health care and about 30% in healthcare, with smaller pockets in health care services & hospitals and mental health care. About 30% of postings come from enterprise employers, and about 90% are on-site, so the market favors clinicians who can work in person inside system-based settings. One niche to watch is women's health and hospital-based perinatal care. National Nurses United said MedStar Washington Hospital Center's postpartum unit had been closed since July, and a MedStar RN said the hospital had gone on labor-and-delivery diversion 22 times after the closure, which suggests localized strain and possible staffing volatility in maternity-related service lines.

• Acute-care hospital systems (high): This is the largest pocket of demand; hospitals and health care account for about 55% of local practitioner postings, with major systems including Inova, Johns Hopkins Medicine, MedStar Health, and VHC Health among the most active named employers.
• Outpatient and ambulatory care networks (moderate): A large secondary lane sits in the broader healthcare bucket at about 30% of postings, which favors candidates with strong documentation, patient education, and care-planning habits.
• Mental health care (moderate): Mental health care is a smaller but visible slice at about 5% of postings, which can matter for therapists, psychiatric clinicians, and crossover candidates from care-coordination work.

Where to focus: Prioritize large hospital systems and outpatient networks where your license, documentation strength, and shift flexibility match the dominant on-site demand.

Roles worth searching next

• Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician: This is a practical bridge for career switchers who want direct patient contact before pursuing a higher-barrier practitioner license.
• Clinical Research Coordinator: It uses patient interaction, documentation discipline, protocol compliance, and care-team communication without requiring every applicant to stay on a bedside track.
• Care Coordinator or Case Management Support: This path fits candidates whose strengths are education, follow-up, care planning, and interdisciplinary coordination rather than procedures or acute bedside work.
• Clinical Informatics or EHR Trainer: It is a realistic pivot for clinicians who like documentation, workflow design, and the local shift toward digital and AI-enabled care.

What postings ask for

• BLS (Basic Life Support) (table_stakes | immediate): BLS is among the most commonly requested certifications in local postings, so lacking it can block otherwise qualified applicants at initial screening. Who: Newly licensed nurses, therapists, techs, and anyone re-entering bedside or outpatient clinical care.
• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification shows up as a frequent local requirement and is often bundled with baseline patient-facing safety expectations. Who: Entry-level clinicians, switchers returning to direct care, and outpatient candidates.
• ACLS (differentiator | immediate): ACLS appears regularly in local postings and can help separate applicants for higher-acuity roles from candidates who only meet minimum life-support requirements. Who: Hospital-based RNs, advanced practice candidates, and clinicians targeting ED, cardiac, ICU, or procedural environments.
• Clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Clinical documentation is one of the most-requested hard skills in local postings, which means resumes that only list bedside tasks are often underselling themselves. Who: All practitioner candidates, especially those applying into large systems with standardized workflows.
• Patient assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Patient assessment is a top recurring skill in local postings and is one of the clearest signals that you can operate independently inside clinical workflows. Who: New grads, mid-career clinicians changing specialties, and anyone with a gap in direct patient care.
• Treatment planning and care planning (differentiator | near-term): Treatment planning and care planning both appear repeatedly in local demand signals, making them useful proof points for specialty and mid-career roles. Who: Therapists, nurses, advanced practice clinicians, and candidates targeting chronic-care or coordinated-care settings.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Government wage data puts the local healthcare-practitioner family at about $102,250 median, $120,470 mean, $77,430 at the 25th percentile, $133,900 at the 75th percentile, and $197,980 at the 90th percentile annually in 2025. Recent posted salaries center lower, around about $85k to $112k, with hourly postings around about $40 to $59 / hour, which is a directional posting sample rather than a full-market wage census. This is a high-pay market by occupational-group standards: the Washington metro mean hourly wage for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations was $57.92 in May 2025, which was $5.66 per hour higher than the U.S. mean for the same group.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in large health-system employers rather than a single dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 4,600 practitioner postings across more than 800 companies, with leading activity from Inova, Uhs, Johns Hopkins Medicine, MedStar Health, VHC Health, and LifeBridge Health Inc. Hiring in the sample is fragmented, which gives candidates multiple doors into the market if they search broadly. By industry, about 55% of postings sit in hospitals and health care and about 30% in healthcare, with smaller pockets in health care services & hospitals and mental health care. About 30% of postings come from enterprise employers, and about 90% are on-site, so the market favors clinicians who can work in person inside system-based settings. One niche to watch is women's health and hospital-based perinatal care. National Nurses United said MedStar Washington Hospital Center's postpartum unit had been closed since July, and a MedStar RN said the hospital had gone on labor-and-delivery diversion 22 times after the closure, which suggests localized strain and possible staffing volatility in maternity-related service lines.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Recent postings show the most activity from Inova (250 postings), Uhs (175 postings), Johns Hopkins Medicine (150 postings), MedStar Health (150 postings), VHC Health (125 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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.

How current are these listings?

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