350+ Healthcare Support Jobs in Houston, TX

Observed local signals are mostly posting-based: current Houston postings center on about $51k to $65k annually or about $16 to $24 / hour, and one live hospice aide/CNA listing posted $18.00-$20.00/hour. As a broader local wage backdrop, BLS reported average weekly wages of $1,551 across the Houston metro in the third quarter of 2025. Estimated salary guides place medical administrative assistants nearer $43,590 and healthcare administrators near $119,990, which shows how wide this category is.

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Advertised pay

Across the 133 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

Houston is a workable market, but not an easy one. Local health-sector employment is still growing, while Texas-wide data for this occupation family shows employment inching up even as advertised openings fell from a year earlier. That combination points to real demand, but also more selectivity—especially for generic admin applicants and remote-only seekers.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as an on-site candidate with hands-on support or patient-flow skills—medical assistant, CNA, phlebotomy, specimen collection, patient access, or care coordination support—with a current credential such as certified medical assistant, CCMA, or RMA.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming "healthcare administration" means lots of remote office jobs; about 95% of local postings are on-site, and the highest pay is concentrated in manager-level roles rather than the bulk of entry openings.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 398 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Houston Methodist: 52 open roles
2. Optum: 24 open roles
3. Optum, Inc.: 13 open roles
4. Walmart Inc.: 13 open roles
5. Memorial Hermann: 11 open roles
6. Texas Children's: 11 open roles
7. DaVita Inc.: 10 open roles
8. Fresenius Medical Care AG: 10 open roles
9. Harris Health: 10 open roles
10. Baylor College of Medicine: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 207
• Sugar Land: 30
• Katy: 24
• Pearland: 16
• The Woodlands: 15
• Spring: 13
• Webster: 12
• Tomball: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 381 (98%), hybrid 6 (2%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in large, on-site care delivery settings. In the local sample, about 75% of openings sat in healthcare, about 15% in hospitals and health care, and about 45% came from enterprise employers. Houston Methodist alone contributed more than 75 postings in the 90-day sample, but overall hiring was fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one brand. The live role signals lean heavily toward hands-on support and patient-flow work. Quest Diagnostics showed 27 Houston jobs spanning phlebotomist, specimen technician, and medical courier work, while Humana posted a Houston medical assistant role and Credenza advertised immediate interviews for CNA hiring across Pasadena, Baytown, League City, Webster, and Cypress. That suburb-wide pattern matters: being willing to work outside central Houston should expand your hit rate. There is also a smaller but real lane in payer, public-sector, and home-based operations. Molina listed three Houston-area care-coordination openings, Texas Health and Human Services had active career postings, and Signature Health Services was hiring across Greater Houston including The Woodlands.

• Hospital and health-system support (high): Patient-facing support roles inside hospitals and large systems dominate the practical opportunity set, especially on-site openings.
• Lab and diagnostic operations (high): Quest's Houston opening set shows repeat demand for phlebotomy, specimen collection, and courier-linked support roles spread across the metro.
• Home health and hospice support (high): Current hiring signals from Credenza and Signature show steady suburb and home-based demand for CNAs, aides, and related coordination roles.
• Back-office admin and coding (moderate): These roles exist, but the live signals are thinner and competition is usually tougher because fewer jobs are remote.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site systems-based roles that combine patient contact with workflow skills—medical assistant, patient access, phlebotomy, or care-coordination support—rather than generic remote healthcare admin searches.

Roles worth searching next

• Hospital food and nutrition services worker: Houston Methodist is actively promoting a food and nutrition services career event, and the work keeps you inside hospital operations where you can learn scheduling, patient-service, and compliance rhythms.
• Field care manager or community connector: Molina's Houston openings show payer-side care coordination demand that rewards healthcare workflow knowledge even when the job is not classic clinic support.
• Telehealth nurse: A remote oncology/hematology RN opening tied to Greater Houston shows that some neighboring care-delivery roles are shifting into hybrid or remote models.
• Senior care or assisted living administrator: Houston-area medical and health services manager pay signals suggest long-term-care administration can be a step-up path for experienced healthcare operations people.

What postings ask for

• Certified medical assistant track (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings most often mention certified medical assistant, RMA, and CCMA, and national medical-assisting guidance highlights CCMA and RMA as key 2026 credentials. Who: Best for entry-level and career-switching candidates targeting clinics, urgent care, and patient-flow roles.
• BLS and CPR (table_stakes | immediate): BLS and CPR show up among local requirements, and BLS is especially important for higher-acuity care settings. Who: Best for frontline support candidates and anyone applying into hospital-based roles.
• Phlebotomy and specimen collection (differentiator | immediate): Phlebotomy is one of the most requested local hard skills, and Quest's Houston openings reinforce that lab-linked collection work is active. Who: Best for medical assistants, patient care techs, and anyone open to diagnostics or lab-adjacent work.
• HIPAA and medical terminology (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings repeatedly call for HIPAA compliance and medical terminology, which are basic screens for both support and administrative roles. Who: Best for career switchers and admin applicants who need to prove healthcare readiness fast.
• Patient care, vital signs, and medication administration (differentiator | immediate): Patient care tops the local skill mix, with vital signs monitoring and medication administration also common, so hands-on clinical support competence moves you ahead of generic admin applicants. Who: Best for frontline support candidates and anyone trying to break into outpatient or hospital support work.
• Coding and billing credentials (premium | near-term): If you want to move away from bedside-adjacent work, 2026 coding and billing credentials include CPC, CCS, CCS-P, CPB, and CCA, and Houston still shows coder demand. Who: Best for mid-career admin candidates or switchers willing to learn revenue-cycle detail.

Questions about this market

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

Observed local signals are mostly posting-based: current Houston postings center on about $51k to $65k annually or about $16 to $24 / hour, and one live hospice aide/CNA listing posted $18.00-$20.00/hour. As a broader local wage backdrop, BLS reported average weekly wages of $1,551 across the Houston metro in the third quarter of 2025. Estimated salary guides place medical administrative assistants nearer $43,590 and healthcare administrators near $119,990, which shows how wide this category is. In practice, the accessible middle of this market looks closer to steady hourly or lower-mid salaried work than to the six-figure administration headline. Texas new-opening pay for this occupation family averaged about $63,131 in July 2026, below the Texas all-occupation new-opening average of about $78,561.

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

Real opportunity is concentrated in large, on-site care delivery settings. In the local sample, about 75% of openings sat in healthcare, about 15% in hospitals and health care, and about 45% came from enterprise employers. Houston Methodist alone contributed more than 75 postings in the 90-day sample, but overall hiring was fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one brand. The live role signals lean heavily toward hands-on support and patient-flow work. Quest Diagnostics showed 27 Houston jobs spanning phlebotomist, specimen technician, and medical courier work, while Humana posted a Houston medical assistant role and Credenza advertised immediate interviews for CNA hiring across Pasadena, Baytown, League City, Webster, and Cypress. That suburb-wide pattern matters: being willing to work outside central Houston should expand your hit rate. There is also a smaller but real lane in payer, public-sector, and home-based operations. Molina listed three Houston-area care-coordination openings, Texas Health and Human Services had active career postings, and Signature Health Services was hiring across Greater Houston including The Woodlands.

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 (75 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, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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