500+ Healthcare Support Jobs in Dallas, TX

The clearest observed benchmark is the metrowide BLS figure: healthcare support occupations in Dallas-Fort Worth averaged $19.62 per hour in May 2025, above the national $18.27 average. For a common local sub-role, medical assistants were reported around a $43,100 median annual salary, while recent DFW postings for medical assistants often sat around $20-$25 per hour, $20-$22 per hour, or $16-$29 per hour depending on specialty, certification, and float expectations. Broader category postings center much higher, around about $55k to $70k annually or about $17 to $22 an hour, because the category also includes healthcare administration roles with a wider pay spread.

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Advertised pay

Across the 166 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $41,600 at the 25th percentile, $46,800 at the median and $49,920 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 11, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Dallas-Fort Worth is still a real market for healthcare support and healthcare administration, but it is not an easy one right now. Healthcare support occupations still make up 5.1% of area employment and average $19.62 an hour locally, yet the metro unemployment rate was 4.6% in July 2026 and metro employment was essentially flat year over year. Statewide signals for this occupation family are mixed: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Texas healthcare support and healthcare administration employment up 0.8% year over year in August 2026, while active postings were down 8.4% year over year. That usually means employers still need people, but they can be choosier about credentials, flexibility, and fit.

Best positioned: Certified, on-site-ready candidates who can handle both patient-facing support and clinic workflow tasks, especially in outpatient or float roles, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as a remote-friendly or low-barrier market when about 95% or more of local roles are on-site and some employers have tightened certification rules for new medical assistant hires.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 531 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Methodist Health System: 31 open roles
2. Texas Health Resources, Inc.: 25 open roles
3. Walmart Inc.: 25 open roles
4. Optum: 24 open roles
5. Baylor Scott & White Health LLC: 22 open roles
6. HCA Healthcare: 20 open roles
7. DaVita Inc.: 18 open roles
8. Parkland Community Health Plan: 15 open roles
9. Baylor Scott & White Health: 14 open roles
10. Medical City Healthcare: 13 open roles

Where the openings are

• Dallas: 120
• Fort Worth: 59
• Plano: 47
• McKinney: 30
• Frisco: 27
• Arlington: 26
• Mansfield: 17
• Denton: 17

Work arrangement

on-site 501 (97%), hybrid 13 (3%), remote 2 (0%)

Where the demand is

Most of the real opportunity is concentrated in on-site care delivery settings, especially outpatient clinics and clinic networks rather than remote administration. In the local posting sample, about 70% of roles were in healthcare organizations, about 15% in hospitals and health care, and about 95% or more were on-site. Recent openings point to orthopedic, women's health, pediatric urgent care, cardiology, and value-based primary care groups, with WellMed, CenterWell, Little Spurs, and HeartPlace all showing activity across different parts of the metro. Large health systems still matter, but the market is not controlled by one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the sample shows more than 750 postings across more than 250 companies, with Methodist Health System, HCA Healthcare, DaVita Inc., Optum, Texas Health Institute, and Baylor Scott & White Health LLC among the most active names, and overall hiring was fragmented across employers. The evidence for pure healthcare administration roles is thinner than for medical-assistant-style work, so administrative candidates should focus on clinic-based scheduling, patient access, office operations, and coordinator work embedded in care delivery rather than expecting a large remote back-office market.

• Outpatient clinics and multi-site primary care (high): This is the strongest lane right now. WellMed float roles, CenterWell primary care hiring in Dallas and Fort Worth, and suburban clinic openings in places like Plano point to steady need for people who can support patient flow across multiple sites.
• Hospitals and specialty service lines (moderate): Hospital systems remain important through large employers such as Methodist Health System, HCA Healthcare, and Baylor Scott & White Health LLC, and recent cardiac-capacity expansion at Medical City Heart Hospital suggests added need for support staff around specialty care.
• Clinic-based healthcare administration (moderate): There is still opportunity for coordinators, schedulers, office managers, and other clinic-side administrative roles, and national salary guidance points to above-average starting salary pressure for experienced healthcare administration talent. But local direct evidence is thinner here than in frontline support roles.

Where to focus: Focus first on outpatient clinic networks and specialty clinics where employers want certified, on-site candidates who can blend patient support with workflow reliability.

Roles worth searching next

• Cardiovascular technician or monitor-tech track: Local cardiology clinics are open to general medical assistants and may upskill them into cardiac-support settings, making this one of the clearest nearby pivots from clinic support work.
• Licensed vocational nurse (LVN): This is a practical next-step clinical lane for CNAs, patient care techs, and experienced support workers who want a licensed role rather than another support position.
• Surgical technologist: It suits candidates who already like procedural workflow, infection control, and tightly structured on-site care environments.

What postings ask for

• National medical assistant certification (table_stakes | immediate): A major Dallas employer now requires one of the common national medical assistant credentials for new hires, and medical assistant certification is one of the most frequently named credentials in local postings. Who: Anyone targeting medical assistant or closely related clinic-support roles.
• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification appears in about 10% of local postings and is a basic screen for many patient-facing support jobs. Who: Entry-level support candidates and career switchers trying to look interview-ready.
• BLS certification (differentiator | near-term): BLS certification appears in about 5% of local postings and helps in more clinical support settings where employers want direct-care readiness. Who: Medical assistants, patient care techs, and anyone targeting higher-acuity clinic environments.
• Phlebotomy (premium | near-term): Phlebotomy shows up in about 20% of local postings and fits especially well with float, specialty-clinic, and ambulatory support roles. Who: Medical assistants who want faster access to better-paying or more flexible clinic roles.
• Vital signs monitoring (table_stakes | immediate): Vital signs monitoring appears in about 20% of local postings, making it a core competency for the roles that dominate this category locally. Who: Entry-level clinical-support applicants.
• Medical terminology and HIPAA compliance (differentiator | immediate): Medical terminology shows up in about 15% of local postings and HIPAA compliance in about 10%, which is especially useful for jobs that mix front-office, documentation, and patient-facing work. Who: Career switchers and admin-leaning candidates who need to prove healthcare-specific fluency.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

The clearest observed benchmark is the metrowide BLS figure: healthcare support occupations in Dallas-Fort Worth averaged $19.62 per hour in May 2025, above the national $18.27 average. For a common local sub-role, medical assistants were reported around a $43,100 median annual salary, while recent DFW postings for medical assistants often sat around $20-$25 per hour, $20-$22 per hour, or $16-$29 per hour depending on specialty, certification, and float expectations. Broader category postings center much higher, around about $55k to $70k annually or about $17 to $22 an hour, because the category also includes healthcare administration roles with a wider pay spread. This is a market where frontline support pay is decent by local standards, but real wage upside usually comes from specialization, float coverage, or moving into higher-level administration. Dallas-Fort Worth does pay a local premium on the broad healthcare support benchmark, but most accessible roles still sit closer to upper-teens or low-twenties hourly pay than to management salaries.

Where is demand for Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX concentrated?

Most of the real opportunity is concentrated in on-site care delivery settings, especially outpatient clinics and clinic networks rather than remote administration. In the local posting sample, about 70% of roles were in healthcare organizations, about 15% in hospitals and health care, and about 95% or more were on-site. Recent openings point to orthopedic, women's health, pediatric urgent care, cardiology, and value-based primary care groups, with WellMed, CenterWell, Little Spurs, and HeartPlace all showing activity across different parts of the metro. Large health systems still matter, but the market is not controlled by one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the sample shows more than 750 postings across more than 250 companies, with Methodist Health System, HCA Healthcare, DaVita Inc., Optum, Texas Health Institute, and Baylor Scott & White Health LLC among the most active names, and overall hiring was fragmented across employers. The evidence for pure healthcare administration roles is thinner than for medical-assistant-style work, so administrative candidates should focus on clinic-based scheduling, patient access, office operations, and coordinator work embedded in care delivery rather than expecting a large remote back-office market.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration talent in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Methodist Health System (40 postings), HCA Healthcare (20 postings), Methodist Health (20 postings), DaVita Inc. (20 postings), Optum (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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