Occupational Employment and Wages: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 2

Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Workforce Investment Area 2

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 3,370 5.40 22,424 2.31 16,252 25,510 15,273 16,819 20,662 25,374 32,351

10.78 7.81 12.26 7.34 8.08 9.93 12.20 15.55

Home Health Aides 31-1011 580 15.95 17,183 3.33 15,470 18,038 14,600 15,071 15,857 17,053 23,404

8.26 7.44 8.67 7.02 7.25 7.63 8.20 11.25

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 1,280 15.35 21,508 2.68 17,675 23,425 16,513 18,168 20,617 24,402 28,011

10.34 8.49 11.26 7.94 8.73 9.91 11.74 13.47

Occupational Therapist Assistants 31-2011 30 32.98 44,433 7.00 30,921 51,189 21,398 37,033 45,174 54,421 61,846

21.37 14.86 24.61 10.29 17.80 21.72 26.17 29.74

Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 80 21.76 43,502 3.67 33,619 48,443 31,168 36,772 44,160 50,607 55,248

20.91 16.16 23.29 14.99 17.68 21.23 24.33 26.56

Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022 20 30.58 24,557 5.02 19,737 26,967 18,306 20,937 23,796 26,935 33,217

11.81 9.49 12.96 8.80 10.06 11.44 12.95 15.97

Massage Therapists 31-9011 50 45.65 36,749 22.76 16,502 46,874 15,548 17,211 23,783 52,757 66,122

17.67 7.94 22.53 7.47 8.28 11.44 25.36 31.79

Dental Assistants 31-9091 260 5.86 24,997 4.95 20,952 27,019 19,410 21,867 24,314 27,282 32,710

12.01 10.07 13.00 9.33 10.52 11.69 13.12 15.73

Medical Assistants 31-9092 450 11.61 22,740 4.00 17,338 25,440 15,944 18,727 22,466 25,553 31,072

10.93 8.34 12.23 7.67 9.00 10.80 12.28 14.94

Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093 10 27.11 29,420 7.62 22,253 33,004 18,245 27,101 30,508 34,079 39,070

14.14 10.70 15.86 8.77 13.03 14.67 16.38 18.79

Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094 180 29.30 23,112 4.27 16,435 26,451 15,323 16,934 22,883 27,556 31,883

11.12 7.91 12.72 7.37 8.14 11.00 13.24 15.33

Pharmacy Aides 31-9095 110 6.49 19,192 2.16 15,607 20,984 14,925 15,884 18,296 22,330 25,595

9.23 7.50 10.08 7.17 7.64 8.79 10.73 12.30

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096 30 4.19 20,221 3.54 17,247 21,709 16,049 17,699 20,080 22,935 25,327

9.72 8.29 10.44 7.72 8.51 9.65 11.02 12.18

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 31-9099 160 33.03 26,352 7.44 18,155 30,451 17,318 19,083 23,542 33,134 40,580

12.66 8.73 14.64 8.33 9.18 11.32 15.93 19.51

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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.