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Also called autism behavior technician, behavior technician, behavioral health technician and BHT.
$45,130
Median pay a year
156,960
People do this work
6
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Psychiatric Technician
Summary
Psychiatric technician caring for individuals with mental or emotional conditions, monitoring well-being, administering medications, and assisting with personal hygiene in a healthcare environment
Experience
Psychiatric Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Provided nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities
Monitored patients' physical and emotional well-being and reported unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff
Administered oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures
Took and recorded measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges
Led prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures
Collaborated with doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists to treat and rehabilitate patients
Aided patients in performing tasks, such as bathing or keeping beds, clothing, or living areas clean
Skills
Core Skills
Treating patients with therapy, Caring for patients with mental illnesses, Collecting medical professionals, Examining patients, Moving patients, Operating medical instruments, Recording medical histories, Informing about patient conditions, Administering non-intravenous medications
Technical Skills
Maintaining medical facility records
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Provided personal care to patients with disabilitiesEncouraged patients to develop work and social skillsRestraint of violent or suicidal patients as neededLed individual and group therapy sessionsMonitored patients' well-being and reported issuesAssisted patients with daily living tasks
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Provided personal care and support to patients with disabilities, enhancing their daily living experiences
Restraint of violent or suicidal patients as needed, ensuring safety for both patients and staff
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Provided personal care and support to patients with disabilities, leading to reports of increased comfort and security
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Patients reported feeling more comfortable and securePatients engaged more in social activities
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Restraint of violent or suicidal patients as needed, ensuring safety for both patients and staff
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Trained new staff on restraint techniquesHandled high-risk situations independentlyLed safety drills for the team
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Treating patients with therapy
Caring for patients with mental illnesses
Collecting medical professionals
Examining patients
Moving patients
Operating medical instruments
Maintaining medical facility records
Recording medical histories
Informing about patient conditions
Administering non-intravenous medications
Administering intravenous medications
Assisting patients
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What a Psychiatric Technician does
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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 it pays
How much does a Psychiatric Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$38,430
Median
$45,130
75th percentile
$50,160
About 156,960 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$49,130
$51,650
$66,310
AL
$31,030
$36,680
$38,540
AR
$31,270
$35,930
$37,740
AZ
$39,550
$45,640
$47,950
CA
$46,620
$49,140
$74,390
CO
$43,130
$47,430
$51,590
CT
$48,050
$55,500
$70,000
DC
$47,880
$67,430
$78,460
DE
$37,210
$38,410
$44,060
FL
$37,670
$43,570
$50,160
GA
$41,320
$46,250
$50,680
HI
$50,400
$55,150
$59,870
IA
$37,440
$42,910
$44,630
ID
$40,040
$41,490
$45,490
IL
$39,600
$46,200
$50,820
IN
$37,940
$40,910
$46,550
KS
$38,550
$43,780
$45,300
KY
$36,400
$40,370
$47,880
LA
$29,700
$31,440
$35,200
MA
$46,780
$52,000
$59,610
MD
$34,810
$45,520
$51,580
ME
$44,060
$45,320
$48,640
MI
$37,550
$43,140
$52,000
MN
$38,130
$40,300
$51,490
MO
$37,840
$45,840
$47,180
MS
$30,760
$35,320
$39,210
MT
$35,030
$39,190
$50,030
NC
$37,560
$40,630
$45,880
ND
$39,310
$39,960
$46,560
NE
$45,570
$57,370
$61,650
NH
$44,650
$44,660
$50,260
NJ
$46,580
$54,040
$60,610
NM
$36,870
$39,020
$47,990
NV
$43,930
$46,450
$47,870
NY
$46,630
$58,080
$72,500
OH
$36,510
$39,140
$46,540
OK
$36,190
$39,060
$44,650
OR
$46,290
$59,820
$66,840
PA
$39,320
$43,930
$47,740
RI
$45,130
$48,520
$51,650
SC
$39,980
$40,970
$46,730
TN
$35,410
$39,800
$48,320
TX
$36,960
$39,970
$45,560
UT
$38,540
$40,770
$45,710
VA
$40,790
$48,320
$51,580
VT
$45,520
$47,560
$50,110
WA
$46,360
$52,470
$61,990
WI
$35,040
$40,290
$51,970
WV
$31,390
$34,100
$35,580
Other names
Other names for this job
autism behavior technician, behavior technician, behavioral health technician, BHT, behavioral technician, health care technician, licensed psychiatric technician, LPT, mental health technician, MHT, psychiatric safety technician, psychology technician.
More names for this work
registered behavior technician, RBT, rehabilitation technician, autism behavior tech, behavior tech, behavioral health associate, behavioral tech, counselor, health care tech, mental health assistant, MHA, mental health associate, mental health specialist, mental health worker, MHW, milieu therapist, patient care specialist, psychiatric assistant, psychiatric safety tech, psychology associate, psychology tech, rehab tech, residential aide, support team member, STM.
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4C091 Mental Health Service Superintendent
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This page is about the occupation Psychiatric Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.