350+ Healthcare Support Jobs in Houston, TX

Observed Houston pay is modest. BLS puts the metro mean hourly wage for healthcare support at $16.83, with the broader support-family mean at $35,000/year, median at $31,580/year, and 75th percentile at $43,610/year. The local posting sample lines up with that, with hourly roles centered on about $16 to $22 / hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 122 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $41,600 at the 25th percentile, $45,630 at the median and $48,880 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Houston is still a workable market for this category, but it is not an easy one: metro unemployment was 5% in August 2026 versus 4.4% statewide and 4.2% nationally. At the same time, Houston's education and health services employment reached 476.4 thousand and was up 1.2540% year-over-year, while the local job sample still showed more than 550 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days. That makes this a balanced market: real openings exist, especially in patient-facing support, but pay is moderate and employers can screen hard on credentials and hands-on skills.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent patient-care or patient-access experience, plus BLS/CPR and a medical-assistant credential such as CMA, CCMA, or RMA, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume "healthcare administration" here means remote desk work; about 95% of local postings are on-site, and the skill mix leans heavily toward patient care, phlebotomy, vital signs, EMR, and EKG.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 366 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Houston Methodist: 31 open roles
2. Memorial Hermann: 24 open roles
3. Optum: 23 open roles
4. Utmb: 23 open roles
5. CLS: 17 open roles
6. PAFC: 15 open roles
7. Texas Children's Hospital: 15 open roles
8. UTHealth Houston: 12 open roles
9. Legacy Community Health: 10 open roles
10. Texas Children's: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 195
• Katy: 26
• Webster: 22
• The Woodlands: 17
• Sugar Land: 17
• Spring: 13
• League City: 11
• Pasadena: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 336 (94%), hybrid 16 (4%), remote 5 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in care-delivery employers, not in generic corporate administration. In the local posting sample, hospitals and health care account for about 45% of postings and another healthcare segment accounts for about 40%, with small shares in health care services & hospitals and medical practices. Hiring is fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one system, although Houston Methodist stands out as the most consistently active named employer with more than 50 postings. Within that demand, the evidence leans more toward patient-facing support than classic back-office desk work. The most-requested skills are patient care, phlebotomy, vital signs monitoring, EMR, HIPAA compliance, medication administration, and EKG, and the most common certifications include CPR, BLS, and certified medical assistant. That suggests the fastest path is through on-site medical-assistant, patient-care-tech, CNA-adjacent, and patient-flow roles in hospitals, outpatient clinics, rehab, and community-health settings rather than pure billing or coding work, where AI and automation are increasingly being used.

• Hospital and health-system support (high): This is the core of the market: hospitals and health care make up about 45% of local postings, and Houston Methodist alone shows more than 50 postings in the recent sample.
• Outpatient clinics and community health (moderate): Clinic and community-health demand is real but more selective. Legacy Community Health said its new Acres Homes clinic is expected to support 96 full-time positions, and Houston Methodist's Cypress expansion is expected to create 145 new jobs across clinical and support roles.
• Back-office revenue cycle and routine admin (limited): There are still opportunities here, but the near-term risk is higher because AI is being applied to coding, billing, scheduling, and prior authorizations, shifting value toward exception handling, quality control, and compliance-heavy work.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site hospital and clinic roles that combine patient contact with EMR and workflow skills; treat fully remote medical admin as a niche, not the default.

Roles worth searching next

• Insurance claims specialist: Good fit for candidates coming from billing, prior authorization, referral, or records-heavy healthcare support work.
• Customer support or contact center representative: Patient-access, scheduling, and service-recovery experience transfers well.
• Administrative assistant or office manager: Front-desk, records, scheduling, and multi-provider coordination skills transfer well out of healthcare.
• Community health worker or care coordinator: A sensible move for candidates who like patient support but want more outreach, education, and navigation work.

What postings ask for

• BLS / CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): These are among the most commonly requested certifications in local postings, so they help clear the first screening filter fast. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone applying to patient-facing support roles.
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA, CCMA, or RMA) (differentiator | immediate): Certified medical assistant appears among the top requested local credentials, and national credential guidance still treats CMA as the highest-value signal, with CCMA and RMA as strong alternatives. Who: Medical-assistant candidates and switchers who need a credibility boost quickly.
• Phlebotomy (differentiator | immediate): Phlebotomy shows up in about 30% of local skill mentions, which makes it one of the clearest practical differentiators in Houston's current mix. Who: Entry-level and early-career applicants targeting hospitals, urgent care, or busy clinics.
• Patient care and vital signs monitoring (table_stakes | immediate): Patient care appears in about 35% of local skill mentions and vital signs monitoring in about 20%, so employers are signaling that basic hands-on readiness matters more than generic admin experience. Who: Anyone targeting bedside support, medical assistant, rehab, or patient-flow roles.
• Electronic medical records and HIPAA compliance (differentiator | near-term): EMR and HIPAA both appear repeatedly in local skill requirements, and they translate across patient care, intake, scheduling, records, and referral workflows. Who: Support staff moving into patient access, records, referral, or higher-volume clinic settings.
• EKG, medication administration, and infection control (premium | near-term): These skills appear often enough in local postings to separate more job-ready applicants from generalists, especially in faster-paced hospital or specialty-clinic environments. Who: Candidates already working in support roles who want to move up or widen their unit options.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Observed Houston pay is modest. BLS puts the metro mean hourly wage for healthcare support at $16.83, with the broader support-family mean at $35,000/year, median at $31,580/year, and 75th percentile at $43,610/year. The local posting sample lines up with that, with hourly roles centered on about $16 to $22 / hour. This is a moderate-pay, broad-access lane in Houston, not a high-wage lane. You can enter it faster than many professional tracks, but real earnings improvement usually comes from specialization, shift premiums, lead duties, or moving toward higher-responsibility admin and operations work.

Where is demand for Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in care-delivery employers, not in generic corporate administration. In the local posting sample, hospitals and health care account for about 45% of postings and another healthcare segment accounts for about 40%, with small shares in health care services & hospitals and medical practices. Hiring is fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one system, although Houston Methodist stands out as the most consistently active named employer with more than 50 postings. Within that demand, the evidence leans more toward patient-facing support than classic back-office desk work. The most-requested skills are patient care, phlebotomy, vital signs monitoring, EMR, HIPAA compliance, medication administration, and EKG, and the most common certifications include CPR, BLS, and certified medical assistant. That suggests the fastest path is through on-site medical-assistant, patient-care-tech, CNA-adjacent, and patient-flow roles in hospitals, outpatient clinics, rehab, and community-health settings rather than pure billing or coding work, where AI and automation are increasingly being used.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Houston Methodist (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% 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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