Comparative Occupational Wages 2011: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 1

Comparative Occupational Wages 2011 (4th Quarter)
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Healthcare Support Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Estabs. reporting occupation Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 31-0000 121 3,850 4.91 21,740 2.94 16,963 24,128 17,493 19,648 23,381

10.46 8.16 11.60 8.41 9.44 11.24

Home Health Aides 31-1011 29 860 18.38 18,402 2.29 16,918 19,144 16,771 18,174 19,741

8.85 8.14 9.20 8.06 8.74 9.49

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 33 1,610 3.67 20,885 3.07 16,977 22,838 17,908 20,462 23,281

10.05 8.16 10.98 8.61 9.83 11.19

Occupational Therapist Assistants 31-2011 5 30 41.98 48,811 7.42 42,002 52,216 43,426 49,134 55,381

23.46 20.19 25.11 20.87 23.62 26.62

Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 15 110 31.33 52,608 9.71 39,531 59,145 42,935 51,681 64,597

25.29 19.01 28.44 20.64 24.85 31.06

Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022 7 10 7.60 20,242 7.65 16,979 21,872 16,780 18,186 19,898

9.73 8.16 10.52 8.07 8.74 9.56

Massage Therapists 31-9011 7 40 18.95 25,776 8.97 19,147 29,090 21,636 26,744 29,614

12.39 9.20 13.99 10.41 12.85 14.24

Dental Assistants 31-9091 11 320 7.11 23,803 3.88 18,318 26,546 19,556 22,569 27,639

11.44 8.81 12.76 9.40 10.85 13.29

Medical Assistants 31-9092 37 460 13.76 23,155 3.24 17,979 25,744 19,314 21,829 24,501

11.13 8.64 12.37 9.28 10.50 11.78

Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093 8 40 14.73 30,685 5.27 24,422 33,817 25,939 29,793 35,683

14.75 11.74 16.26 12.47 14.32 17.16

Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094 16 150 31.38 24,562 3.42 19,581 27,052 20,479 23,230 28,278

11.81 9.41 13.01 9.84 11.17 13.60

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096 5 20 6.20 20,197 4.88 17,229 21,682 17,430 19,367 22,905

9.71 8.28 10.43 8.38 9.31 11.01

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other* 31-9799 19 150 9.65 26,342 5.87 19,822 29,601 20,775 23,308 31,965

12.66 9.53 14.23 9.98 11.21 15.36

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NOTES

'Current' denotes 4th Quarter 2011. Wages are base year 2011, aged forward using the Employment Cost Index.

Entry Wage: Average of the lowest 1/3 employed.

Experienced Wage: Average of the highest 2/3 employed.

Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.