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Psychiatric Technicians
Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.
What a psychiatric technician does
Become a psychiatric technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good psychiatric technician
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $23 per hour with an average salary of $48,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $20 and $25 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $40,600 and $51,300 per year.
Psychiatric Technician job outlook
- There are 1,012 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 88 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.