950+ Healthcare Support Jobs in Chicago, IL

The cleanest local wage anchor is BLS: healthcare support occupations averaged $19.62 an hour in Chicago in May 2025. Role-level proxies show a median of $47,270 for medical assistants, $46,940 for CNAs, and $16.97 an hour for home health and personal care aides, while a recent Chicago MA posting at Lurie Children's listed $19.00 to $28.50 an hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 824 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $45,874 at the 25th percentile, $48,006 at the median and $50,679 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Chicago is still a big market for this category: healthcare support occupations made up 5.1% of metro employment in May 2025, above the 4.5% national share, and recent sampled demand showed more than 1,700 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days. But it is not an easy market everywhere: Chicago unemployment was 4.9% in July 2026, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Illinois postings for healthcare support & healthcare administration down 17.7% year over year even though statewide employment in the category was up 0.6%. That points to a market with real replacement demand and steady frontline need, but more selectivity per opening than the raw volume suggests.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to candidates who can work on-site and already have CPR/BLS plus CMA, CCMA, RMA, or CNA credentials, along with phlebotomy, specimen collection, vitals, and EMR comfort.

Main caution: The biggest trap is reading the category salary headline as entry-level pay: hourly frontline roles run much lower than the broader category's salaried admin and management postings.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 956 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Northwestern Memorial Hospital: 177 open roles
2. Endeavor Health: 90 open roles
3. Edward Elmhurst Health: 77 open roles
4. Advocate Health Care: 40 open roles
5. Loyola Medicine: 32 open roles
6. Duly Health and Care: 30 open roles
7. Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.: 30 open roles
8. Rush University Medical Center: 29 open roles
9. Trinity Health: 29 open roles
10. Midwest Express Clinic: 24 open roles

Where the openings are

• Chicago: 207
• Maywood: 42
• Elmhurst: 37
• Lake Forest: 35
• Glenview: 34
• Winfield: 32
• Naperville: 31
• Aurora: 30

Work arrangement

on-site 926 (99%), hybrid 6 (1%), remote 2 (0%)

Where the demand is

The clearest near-term concentration is outpatient and ambulatory medical assistant work. In early September, one Chicago source showed 66 live Medical Assistant roles with 13 new postings in the prior week, and a late-August source still showed 28 live MA openings, many at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare. UChicago Medicine was also hiring for a full-time ambulatory float-pool MA role, and Northwestern postings spanned at least five clinic types, including primary care, dermatology, kidney transplant, sleep disorders, and float-pool coverage. At the broader category level, the market is not controlled by one employer. Over the last 90 days, the sampled market showed more than 1,700 postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring was described as fragmented even though large systems such as Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Endeavor Health, and Edward Elmhurst Health appear repeatedly among the most active hirers. Direct-care demand is present, but pay is thinner. Chicago home health and personal care aide pay sits around $16.97 an hour, while CNA pay is closer to a $46,940 annual median, so the direct-care path offers faster entry and steady need more than premium compensation.

• Outpatient medical assistant and float-pool roles (high): This is the most visible live-demand pocket, with 66 live Chicago MA roles and 13 new postings in the prior week on one source, plus multi-specialty and float-pool openings at major systems.
• Large health-system frontline support (high): The broader sample is fragmented, but large systems still dominate named demand, led by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Endeavor Health, and Edward Elmhurst Health.
• Direct care, CNA, and home health (moderate): This path is accessible and durable, but pay is more modest, with home health and personal care aides around $16.97 an hour and CNAs around a $46,940 median annual wage in Chicago proxies.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site outpatient roles at large health systems and specialty clinics first, then widen to direct-care and suburban multi-site openings if your first 30 days do not convert.

Roles worth searching next

• Licensed Practical Nurse (outpatient clinic): Chicago-area employers were advertising clinic roles open to either Certified Medical Assistants or Licensed Practical Nurses, showing overlap in outpatient workflows and employer demand.
• Phlebotomist / specimen collection technician: Phlebotomy and specimen collection each appear in about 25% of local postings, so candidates who build those skills can move toward collection-heavy roles in labs and specialty clinics.
• Clinic operations manager / medical and health services manager: Nationally, Robert Half reported medical and health services managers at a 2.7% unemployment rate, and Chicago's broader category salary mix is pulled upward by salaried admin and management openings.

What postings ask for

• CPR / Basic Life Support (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification appears in about 15% of local postings, and Lurie Children's explicitly required American Heart Association Basic Life Support for a Chicago Medical Assistant role. Who: Anyone targeting MA, patient care tech, or clinic-facing support work.
• CMA / CCMA / RMA or formal MA program completion (differentiator | immediate): Chicago postings frequently call for formal MA credentials: certified medical assistant appears in about 10% of sampled postings, and UChicago Medicine asked for completion of a certified MA program while Lurie Children's preferred CMA or RMA. Who: Entry-level candidates, recent grads, and switchers targeting outpatient clinic roles.
• CNA certification (differentiator | near-term): CNA certification appears in about 10% of sampled postings, and Chicago CNA pay sits around a $46,940 annual median in the local proxy data. Who: People willing to enter through long-term care, rehab, hospital support, or direct-care settings.
• Phlebotomy and specimen collection (premium | immediate): Phlebotomy and specimen collection each show up in about 25% of sampled postings, and UChicago Medicine specifically asked for phlebotomy experience. Who: Medical assistants, patient care techs, and candidates trying to move into higher-throughput clinic environments.
• Vital signs monitoring and hands-on patient care (table_stakes | immediate): Patient care appears in about 35% of local postings and vital signs monitoring in about 30%, so employers are screening for true clinical workflow readiness rather than pure front-desk experience. Who: Anyone applying to rooming, intake, or bedside support roles.
• EHR / EMR proficiency (differentiator | near-term): Electronic medical records appear in about 10% of the local sample, and a 2026 market report says nearly 80% of medical assisting listings emphasize EHR systems such as Epic and Cerner. Who: Career switchers and admin candidates who need to prove they can function inside healthcare workflows quickly.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

The cleanest local wage anchor is BLS: healthcare support occupations averaged $19.62 an hour in Chicago in May 2025. Role-level proxies show a median of $47,270 for medical assistants, $46,940 for CNAs, and $16.97 an hour for home health and personal care aides, while a recent Chicago MA posting at Lurie Children's listed $19.00 to $28.50 an hour. This is a market where frontline support pay is real but not unusually rich for a large metro, especially because Chicago's healthcare support average trails the national average of $20.79 an hour.

Where is demand for Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN concentrated?

The clearest near-term concentration is outpatient and ambulatory medical assistant work. In early September, one Chicago source showed 66 live Medical Assistant roles with 13 new postings in the prior week, and a late-August source still showed 28 live MA openings, many at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare. UChicago Medicine was also hiring for a full-time ambulatory float-pool MA role, and Northwestern postings spanned at least five clinic types, including primary care, dermatology, kidney transplant, sleep disorders, and float-pool coverage. At the broader category level, the market is not controlled by one employer. Over the last 90 days, the sampled market showed more than 1,700 postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring was described as fragmented even though large systems such as Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Endeavor Health, and Edward Elmhurst Health appear repeatedly among the most active hirers. Direct-care demand is present, but pay is thinner. Chicago home health and personal care aide pay sits around $16.97 an hour, while CNA pay is closer to a $46,940 annual median, so the direct-care path offers faster entry and steady need more than premium compensation.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration talent in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Northwestern Memorial Hospital (150 postings), Endeavor Health (125 postings), Edward Elmhurst Health (100 postings), Nevada System of Higher Education (100 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 4% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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