How to hire a health technician

How to hire a health technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step health technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a health technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new health technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your health technician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a health technician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect health technician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of health technicians.

   Type of Health Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Health Technician	Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental illness and developmental disabilities. Technicians typically provide therapeutic care and monitor their patients’ conditions... Show more	$12-24
   Emergency Room Technician	An Emergency Room Technician works in emergency departments dealing with patients who suffer from medical emergencies. They also assist with transporting patients into and out of the department for different medical tests.	$13-21
   Health Aide	A health aide is responsible for providing care and assistance to patients in medical facilities, care centers, and even at home. They typically help patients by administering medicines, monitoring their blood pressure and vital signs, facilitating exercises, preparing meals, providing emotional support, and assisting them in performing hygienic tasks such as bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, and going to the toilet... Show more	$11-18

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Excellent Interpersonal
   • Customer Service
   • Blood Pressure
   • Veterans
   • Vital Signs
   • CPR
   • Educational Materials
   • Rehabilitation
   • EKG
   • Phlebotomy
   • Infection Control
   • Body Composition
   • Direct Patient Care

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   Responsibilities:

   • Maintain and manage medical and administrative records for all patients assign to clinic area to assure accurate care and patient confidentiality.
   • Supervise labs, diets, schedule radiology procedures, EKG's, respiratory, and medical tasks for patients.
   • Can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and/or initiate appropriate emergency alert notifications.
   • Administer ABA therapy for children with autism and provide support for other technicians when not with own clients.
   • Assist providers in direct physical examinations, minor procedures, emergency care to include CPR, and other clinical duties.
   • Assist children with autism spectrum disorders in learning life still and helping them transition successfully in all aspects of their lives.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your health technician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A health technician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, health technicians' average salary in idaho is 61% less than in massachusetts.
   • Seniority. Entry-level health technicians 47% less than senior-level health technicians.
   • Certifications. A health technician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a health technician's salary.

   Average health technician salary

   $37,873yearly

   $18.21 hourly rate

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   Entry-level health technician salary

   $27,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 22, 2026

   Average health technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Massachusetts	$62,968	$30
   2	California	$50,740	$24
   3	New York	$48,598	$23
   4	District of Columbia	$44,888	$22
   5	Oregon	$41,060	$20
   6	Virginia	$40,960	$20
   7	Pennsylvania	$40,923	$20
   8	Washington	$40,182	$19
   9	North Carolina	$40,000	$19
   10	Illinois	$38,166	$18
   11	Texas	$37,752	$18
   12	Nevada	$37,641	$18
   13	Georgia	$36,450	$18
   14	Arizona	$36,293	$17
   15	Wisconsin	$36,263	$17
   16	Colorado	$35,102	$17
   17	Indiana	$34,167	$16
   18	Florida	$31,288	$15

   Average health technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Meta	$95,801	$46.06
   2	University of California-Berkeley	$48,630	$23.38	1
   3	Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc.	$48,018	$23.09	2
   4	NexTier Oilfield Solutions	$46,311	$22.26
   5	Baptist Health Home Care	$44,690	$21.49	25
   6	Tesla	$43,803	$21.06	2
   7	CFG Health Systems	$43,609	$20.97
   8	Massachusetts General Hospital	$43,043	$20.69
   9	Frederick County	$42,904	$20.63
   10	Catholic Health East	$42,459	$20.41	7
   11	Medcom	$42,254	$20.31
   12	Ventura County Community Foundation	$41,897	$20.14
   13	PHMC	$41,751	$20.07	3
   14	Army National Guard	$41,336	$19.87
   15	TRIMEDX	$40,657	$19.55	1
   16	Ascension Michigan	$40,544	$19.49	109
   17	Air National Guard	$40,333	$19.39
   18	Associated University	$40,189	$19.32
   19	Advanced ICU Care	$40,163	$19.31
   20	Sanford-Good Samaritan Community Health	$40,162	$19.31

4. Writing a health technician job description

   A good health technician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a health technician job description:

   Health technician job description example

   The Interventional Technologist scrubs in and assists the physician in the interventional radiology procedure. The IR Technologist circulates within the procedure room and procures all equipment needed for procedures. The IR Technologist maintains a high degree of accuracy and awareness of all radiation and patient safety issues involved with any invasive procedure. The IR Technologist will position patients, select exposure parameters, contrast injectors according to protocols specific to both patient and examination. The IR Technologist demonstrates a thorough understanding and working knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, interventional supplies, and equipment.
   Responsibilities • In conjunction with the IR team, uses consistent and appropriate techniques to gather relevant information pertinent to the examination being performed, including correct patient identification and order verification.
   • Prepares for procedure by setting up exam tray using principles of sterile technique.
   • Prepares, sets, and implements appropriate technical parameters such as generator, power injectors, and digital imaging equipment.
   • Produces images according to established protocols within Imaging/Interventional Department.
   • Evaluates images for technical accuracy and diagnostic quality.
   • Demonstrates good radiation safety practices during radiographic examinations to include use of lead shields, collimation, and determining pregnancy status of women of childbearing years.
   • Ensures that assigned areas are kept clean, neat and orderly.
   • Ensures examinations are complete to include, images and appropriate paperwork are together, exam logged in computer system as well as supplies charged in computer system and/or pyxis system.
   • Attends and participates in department staff meetings and in-services.
   • Assists in training new personnel in hospital and department procedures.
   • Takes an active role in gaining and maintaining proficiency in hospital and radiology equipment and information systems needed in performance of job responsibilities.
   • Presents a positive image of the hospital and department upholding Core Behavioral Standards.
   • Assist in quality improvement programs in the department.
   • Maintains appropriate credentials and certifications related to clinical practice and ensures current copy is on file with department/hospital.
   • Promotes a collaborative practice atmosphere with other members of the healthcare team.
   • Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):
   • Graduate of approved program in Radiologic Technology.
   • Registered with ARRT required.
   • KY Radiation Operator's certification required
   • BLS required
   • IR Registry required within 2 years of employment Experience (required and preferred):
   • Prefer 2 years of recent experience as a general radiographer.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right health technician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with health technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit health technicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your health technician job on Zippia to find and recruit health technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting health technicians requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new health technician

   Once you've found the health technician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new health technician first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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