350+ Healthcare Support Jobs in Boston, MA

Observed government pay for the healthcare support family is still moderate: Boston healthcare support occupations averaged $22.69 per hour in May 2025, while the broader SOC 31 family showed a $44,540 annual median, $47,180 mean, and $60,240 at the 90th percentile. By contrast, local posted salary ranges for this combined support-and-administration category center on about $66k to $96k, and hourly-paid postings center on about $20 to $25 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 364 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $47,570 at the 25th percentile, $49,598 at the median and $53,165 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Boston is still a workable market for healthcare support and healthcare administration, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, local education and health services employment was 613.7 thousand and up 0.7387% year over year, and the category still showed more than 1,000 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that Massachusetts proxy data shows healthcare support and healthcare administration employment up 1.6% year over year while active postings were down 3.4%, which usually means openings still exist but employers are being more selective than a year ago.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent ambulatory or hospital experience, comfort with EHR workflows, patient-care basics, and CPR/BLS or medical-assistant preparation have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not confuse Boston's huge healthcare footprint with easy hiring; most roles are on-site, most are entry-skewed, and the freshest local openings lean more toward clinic support than pure remote administration.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 393 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.: 44 open roles
2. Mass General Brigham Incorporated: 42 open roles
3. Boston Medical Center, Corp.: 30 open roles
4. BILH Performance Network: 26 open roles
5. BMC Software, Inc.: 25 open roles
6. Tufts Medicine: 19 open roles
7. Mass General: 16 open roles
8. Optum: 16 open roles
9. Roslindale: 15 open roles
10. Brigham and Women's Hospital: 12 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 146
• Beverly: 24
• Concord: 14
• Brookline: 12
• Cambridge: 12
• Newton: 11
• Lowell: 9
• Weymouth: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 375 (99%), remote 2 (1%), hybrid 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunities are concentrated in institutional healthcare, not spread evenly across small offices. In the local sample, hospitals and health care account for about 50% of postings, broader healthcare for about 35%, and medical practices for about 5%. The most consistently active named employers include Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mass General Brigham, Havenova Home Care Solutions, BMC Health System, Guardian Angel Senior Services, BILH Performance Network, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The freshest named openings skew toward ambulatory clinic support rather than back-office-only work. Boston Medical Center posted medical assistant openings in podiatry, otolaryngology, family medicine, and general internal medicine, while Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center posted a float-pool Clinical Practice Assistant/Medical Assistant role that accepted CNA/LNA, EMT, PCT, or medical-assisting education pathways. Demand signals also center on patient care, medical terminology, phlebotomy, vital signs, specimen collection, EHR, patient communication, and medical records administration. Evidence is thinner in the freshest local set for pure billing, coding, or clinic-management tracks than for blended clinical-support roles. That does not mean those jobs are absent, but it does mean job seekers on the admin-heavy path should expect a narrower search and lean harder on records, compliance, and workflow skills.

• Hospital and ambulatory clinic support (high): This is the clearest pocket of demand, with recurring openings in specialty clinics, internal medicine, family medicine, and float-pool coverage inside large systems.
• Home care and community-facing support (moderate): Home care providers such as Havenova Home Care Solutions and Guardian Angel Senior Services appear among the most active named hirers, giving candidates another path besides hospitals.
• Records, billing, coding, and patient-access-adjacent administration (moderate): There is likely ongoing demand, but the freshest local evidence is less direct here, so candidates need stronger EHR, documentation, compliance, and workflow positioning to stand out.

Where to focus: Prioritize large hospital systems and ambulatory clinics first, then home-care/community providers, and treat pure billing/coding searches as a narrower second track.

Roles worth searching next

• Healthcare data analyst: It builds on records, workflow, and compliance experience while moving into a more analytical lane that values SQL, Excel, statistics, EHR/EMR, HIPAA, and clinical terminology.
• Prior authorization or revenue cycle specialist: Policy changes around prior authorization and price transparency increase the value of people who can navigate payer rules, documentation, and patient-cost communication.
• Public health program assistant or community health educator: Boston's public-health partnerships are creating hands-on training in health education, facilitation, community engagement, and public-health practice.
• Documentation, coding-audit, or chart-quality specialist: As AI handles more routine coding and documentation, human work is shifting toward auditing, exception review, quality assurance, and compliance.

What postings ask for

• CPR / Basic Life Support (BLS) (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification and BLS each appear in about 10% of sampled local postings, making them common screening items rather than special bonuses. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Electronic Health Records (EHR) and medical records administration (table_stakes | immediate): Local demand signals specifically call out EHR, patient communication, vital signs, and medical records administration as core requirements in this market. Who: Anyone targeting clinic support, front-desk, patient access, or records-heavy roles.
• Medical terminology (table_stakes | immediate): Medical terminology appears among the most-requested hard skills in the local posting sample, alongside patient care basics. Who: All candidate types, especially career switchers translating from general admin work.
• Phlebotomy, vital signs, and specimen collection (differentiator | immediate): Phlebotomy, vital signs monitoring, and specimen collection all show up in local skill demand, and Boston Medical Center's certified medical assistant opening specifically included specimen collection, point-of-care testing, vaccine administration, and procedure assistance. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates targeting ambulatory support roles.
• Medical assistant certificate or other postsecondary nondegree training (differentiator | near-term): The typical entry education for medical assistants is a postsecondary nondegree award, and local training options include a 12-week hybrid certificate at Quincy College and a 24-week program with a 160-hour internship at Boston Career Institute. Who: Career switchers and entry-level candidates without direct healthcare experience.
• HIPAA, documentation quality, and compliance judgment (differentiator | near-term): For admin-heavy tracks, adjacent healthcare data and billing roles increasingly value HIPAA, clinical terminology, healthcare workflows, quality assurance, and compliance rather than simple task processing alone. Who: Mid-career candidates and anyone targeting records, billing, coding, or prior-authorization work.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Observed government pay for the healthcare support family is still moderate: Boston healthcare support occupations averaged $22.69 per hour in May 2025, while the broader SOC 31 family showed a $44,540 annual median, $47,180 mean, and $60,240 at the 90th percentile. By contrast, local posted salary ranges for this combined support-and-administration category center on about $66k to $96k, and hourly-paid postings center on about $20 to $25 / hour. Those signals reflect a mixed category rather than a single job. Aide and frontline support roles anchor the hourly market, while practice-management and broader administrative openings pull up the annual posted range.

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

Real opportunities are concentrated in institutional healthcare, not spread evenly across small offices. In the local sample, hospitals and health care account for about 50% of postings, broader healthcare for about 35%, and medical practices for about 5%. The most consistently active named employers include Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mass General Brigham, Havenova Home Care Solutions, BMC Health System, Guardian Angel Senior Services, BILH Performance Network, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The freshest named openings skew toward ambulatory clinic support rather than back-office-only work. Boston Medical Center posted medical assistant openings in podiatry, otolaryngology, family medicine, and general internal medicine, while Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center posted a float-pool Clinical Practice Assistant/Medical Assistant role that accepted CNA/LNA, EMT, PCT, or medical-assisting education pathways. Demand signals also center on patient care, medical terminology, phlebotomy, vital signs, specimen collection, EHR, patient communication, and medical records administration. Evidence is thinner in the freshest local set for pure billing, coding, or clinic-management tracks than for blended clinical-support roles. That does not mean those jobs are absent, but it does mean job seekers on the admin-heavy path should expect a narrower search and lean harder on records, compliance, and workflow skills.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc. (75 postings), Mass General Brigham Incorporated (75 postings), Havenova Home Care Solutions (50 postings), BMC Health System (50 postings), Guardian Angel Senior Services, Inc. (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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.

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