Occupational Employment and Wages: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 1

Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Healthcare Support Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 31-0000 3,940 4.14 21,296 1.79 16,637 23,625 15,506 17,154 19,857 23,876 29,718

10.24 8.00 11.35 7.45 8.25 9.55 11.48 14.29

Home Health Aides 31-1011 880 11.54 17,774 1.93 15,544 18,889 14,837 15,690 17,038 19,521 21,469

8.55 7.47 9.08 7.13 7.55 8.20 9.38 10.32

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 1,620 6.55 21,277 1.36 17,855 22,988 16,722 18,198 20,397 23,955 27,631

10.23 8.59 11.05 8.04 8.75 9.81 11.52 13.28

Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 60 9.90 43,700 4.66 37,568 46,766 35,242 37,774 41,990 49,095 54,000

21.00 18.06 22.48 16.95 18.16 20.19 23.61 25.96

Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022 30 11.63 27,545 2.50 22,840 29,899 21,724 23,937 27,409 31,639 34,418

13.24 10.98 14.38 10.45 11.51 13.18 15.21 16.55

Dental Assistants 31-9091 330 9.18 24,831 5.01 21,090 26,701 19,943 21,789 24,219 28,563 32,417

11.94 10.14 12.84 9.59 10.48 11.64 13.73 15.59

Medical Assistants 31-9092 460 14.28 21,421 2.86 17,855 23,204 16,375 18,351 20,568 23,801 27,234

10.30 8.59 11.16 7.88 8.83 9.89 11.45 13.09

Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093 30 25.34 29,723 2.23 22,979 33,095 21,976 25,130 29,615 33,538 39,197

14.29 11.04 15.92 10.57 12.09 14.23 16.12 18.85

Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094 170 15.94 25,155 3.87 17,211 29,126 15,416 19,005 23,742 29,963 38,036

12.10 8.28 14.01 7.41 9.13 11.42 14.41 18.29

Pharmacy Aides 31-9095 100 12.55 17,943 2.55 15,579 19,125 14,785 15,534 16,751 19,362 23,120

8.63 7.49 9.20 7.11 7.47 8.05 9.31 11.12

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096 30 4.57 21,162 5.45 17,055 23,216 16,110 17,506 20,368 24,674 28,616

10.18 8.20 11.16 7.74 8.41 9.80 11.86 13.76

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 31-9099 120 8.56 27,406 3.59 18,041 32,088 17,178 19,434 25,022 33,231 43,848

13.18 8.67 15.43 8.26 9.34 12.02 15.98 21.08

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NOTES

'Current' denotes 4th Quarter 2009. Wages are base year 2008, 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.