Below is the full list of allied health professions covered on LicenseTrack Health. Each profession page summarizes the typical scope of practice, common credentialing pathways, training-hour expectations, and links to a state-by-state breakdown of formal licensing requirements. The professions listed here represent the largest non-physician, non-nursing allied health roles in the United States workforce, by employment counts published in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
Medical Assistant (CMA)
Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks in physician offices, outpatient clinics, and ambulatory care centers. Clinical duties commonly include taking patient histories and vital …
View profession →Phlebotomist (CPT)
Phlebotomists collect blood specimens for laboratory testing, transfusions, donations, and research. They work in hospitals, reference labs, blood donor centers, and outpatient clinics, where they are…
View profession →Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Emergency medical technicians respond to 911 calls, provide on-scene assessment and basic life support, and transport patients to emergency departments. EMTs operate as part of a tiered prehospital sy…
View profession →Surgical Technologist (CST)
Surgical technologists, sometimes called scrub techs, prepare operating rooms, sterile instruments, and equipment, and assist surgeons during operations by passing instruments and supplies. They are e…
View profession →Radiologic Technologist (RT(R))
Radiologic technologists perform diagnostic imaging examinations, primarily X-ray, with cross-training opportunities in computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, and interventional…
View profession →Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Respiratory therapists evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. They manage mechanical ventilators in intensive care units, deliver aerosolized medicat…
View profession →Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of licensed pharmacists in retail, hospital, mail-order, and long-term-care pharmacies. They prepare and dispense prescriptions, manage inventory, proce…
View profession →Dental Assistant (CDA)
Dental assistants prepare patients and treatment rooms, sterilize instruments, take and process dental radiographs, assist dentists during procedures, and perform expanded clinical duties where state …
View profession →EKG Technician (CET)
EKG technicians perform 12-lead electrocardiograms, Holter monitor hookups, stress test setup, and rhythm strip analysis in cardiology offices, hospital telemetry units, and outpatient diagnostic cent…
View profession →Sterile Processing Technician (CRCST)
Sterile processing technicians decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package, and sterilize the surgical instruments, scopes, and reusable medical devices used throughout a hospital. Working in the centra…
View profession →What "allied health" means on this site
For the purposes of this directory, "allied health" excludes physicians, dentists, registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, pharmacists, and licensed independent therapists (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy). It focuses on the technician, technologist, and assistant-level roles where state-by-state regulation varies widely and where prospective candidates most often need a clear, side-by-side comparison of certification routes, exam blueprints, and renewal obligations.
Profession entries here cite the names of nationally recognized credentialing bodies — the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), American Medical Technologists (AMT), National Healthcareer Association (NHA), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), and Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) — alongside the state-level boards or programs that issue scope-of-practice authority.